Raymond Apple (rabbi)
| Rabbi Raymond Apple | |
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| Position | Emeritus Senior Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Great Synagogue (Sydney) |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Dr Israel Porush |
| Successor | Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence |
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| Born | 1935 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australia, Israel |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Residence | Israel |
| Profession | Rabbi |
| Semicha | London School of Jewish Studies |
| Website | www |
Rabbi Raymond Apple (born 27 December 1935) was the Senior Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Sydney between 1972 and 2005. In this role, he was one of Australia's highest profile rabbis and the leading spokesman for Judaism in Australia.
Born in Melbourne, he was educated at the selective Melbourne High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne, a Master's of Literature from the University of New England, and a teaching diploma and semikhah (rabbinic diploma) from Jews' College (now the London School of Jewish Studies). He is a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the University of New South Wales, a Doctor of the University of the Australian Catholic University, and Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney. He has received a Distinguished Alumni award from the University of New England.
Apple served London congregations at Bayswater and Hampstead between 1960 and 1972 before returning to Australia to take up the role of senior rabbi at the Great Synagogue (Sydney).
In Sydney he also served as a dayan and registrar for the Sydney Beth Din.
Interfaith dialogue has been a lifetime interest of Apple and one which he pursued in Sydney. He is a patron and a former joint president and chairman of the Australian Council of Christians and Jews. He is also a life member and former chairman of the NSW Council, founded the Christian-Jewish Luncheon Club in Sydney, and has been a leader in dialogue with Islam.
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