Flashback to the last night of Chanuka, in Airlie Beach, QLD.
Rabbis Yisroel and Uziel has made the 600 kilometre drive from Gladstone to Airlie Beach, where there were a handful of local families to visit.
They were fortunate enough to be welcomed to Bruce's place. "I so appreciate you guys coming all the way up here," he said excitedly. "It's always nice when the RARA boys or Rabbi Ari from Cairns come to visit!"
It was the eighth night of Chanuka, and to say the rabbis were a bit worn out would be an understatement. But Bruce's excitement to be able to do the special Chanuka mitzva was enough to freshen them up, and they spent almost two hours in discussion about what it's like to be Jewish in the far north.
This sure was a bit of a role reversal - usually the rabbis would be the ones giving the inspiration, but this time Rabbis Yisroel and Uziel headed off from Bruce's place filled with motivation - no matter where life takes you, you can connect with your Jewishness, and Bruce was a living example of this.
Pictured: Bruce's lights the 8 candles of the Menorah while Rabbi Yisroel Gansburg watches on.
