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Rabbi Menachem Sabbach, originally from Melbourne Australia, earned a Diploma of Talmudical Studies from the Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand.

In 2004, he further advanced his Talmudic studies receiving his bachelors degree from the Central Rabbinical College of America. Thereafter, he was granted Rabbinic ordination by leading Ashkenazi and Sephardi Rabbis, including Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg – head of Jerusalem Beth Din. Subsequently, he successfully received a diploma in Shechita (ritual slaughter) and specialises in a variety of areas of Halacha (Jewish law).

Rabbi Sabbach served as a Rabbi in the Sephardi congregation of Melbourne, beginning in December 2011. During this period, he furthered his studies at the Melbourne Kollel, receiving a diploma in Practical Rabbinics and completed his advanced rabbinic studies in Israel.

In 2015, he received the qualification of Dayan from Rabbi Z. N. Goldberg (Av Beth Din of the Jerusalem Beth Din), entitling him to sit as a Judge on the bench of a Jewish Religious Court.

In 2018 Rabbi Sabbach was appointed Chief Minister of the North Eastern Jewish Centre in Doncaster, were he leads the congregation and holds regular talks and webinars on topics of contemporary relevance and Halachic importance. He is a member of the Manningham Interfaith Network, where he lectures regularly and is passionate about interfaith dialogue.

Rabbi Sabbach plays a key role in the greater Melbourne Jewish community. He is the Rabbinic Coordinator for Kosher Australia and manages the team of Roving Rabbis, responsible for the foodservice supervision, including Kosher Australia certified restaurants and caterers.

Rabbi Sabbach also serves as a Dayan (Rabbinic Judge) on the Melbourne Beth Din, manages the Beth Din Marriage registry and is an executive member of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.