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CANCELLED The progressive (non-Orthodox) Jewish community in Bangkok is mainly comprised largely of expats with some additional congregants. During the year, the worship services are lay led, but a Rabbi is brought in to lead high holiday services each fall. In 2024, Jack Shlachter served as prayer leader for the congregation. He shares his experiences both with the community and as a tourist in Bangkok through a colorful and informative slide show.
Jack Shlachter is a physicist and an ordained rabbi who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory and other organizations for over thirty years. He is currently the rabbi of HaMakom in Santa Fe, NM and the Los Alamos Jewish Center. He has also provided itinerant rabbinic support to far-flung Jewish communities in Vienna, Beijing, Warsaw, and Bangkok.