About the Author

Rabbi Lau is one of the world's most revered and charismatic Jewish leaders. He served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. Currently, he is Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and Chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial organisation to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. In 2005, Lau was awarded the Israel Prize (the country's highest honour) for his lifetime achievements and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.