A moving true story of friendship, faith, loss, and the search for meaning in an uncertain world.

In September 2022, Nikki Goldstein was critically ill in a Sydney hospital when her husband asked Rabbi Eli Schlanger to pray for her. As she began her unexpected recovery, an unlikely friendship developed between Nikki, a secular Jewish woman, and Eli, a deeply religious rabbi.

Despite their different beliefs and backgrounds, they discovered a shared curiosity about life's biggest questions. Drawing on ancient Jewish wisdom, their conversations explored seven timeless teachings about compassion, integrity, spirituality, and what it means to live a good life.

In January 2025, they began turning their conversations into a book. But tragedy struck when Eli was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting, leaving Nikki determined to preserve his teachings and share his message of kindness, understanding, and hope.

Told through an engaging question-and-answer format, Conversations with My Rabbi invites readers to reflect on their own values and beliefs while following a friendship filled with warmth, humour, honesty, and profound moments of understanding.

Heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful, this is a thoughtful and inspiring book for readers of all faiths and backgrounds, offering guidance on living with courage, compassion, and purpose in a divided world.