Yitzchok Dovid Groner
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Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, is the main Chabad Rabbi in Melbourne, Australia, and the director of the Yeshivah Centre, which includes the Yeshiva Shul, the Kollel Menachem Lubavitch, a boys' school known as Yeshivah College, a girls' school known as Beth Rivkah Ladies College, a seminary for girls known as Ohel Chana, and others.
Born in New York to a Chassidic family (his brother is Leib Groner one of the secretaries to the Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson), he arrived in Melbourne, Australia along with his Rebbetzin Devorah for the first time in 1949 at the bidding of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, and began his position officially in 1958.
He has been referred to as one of the pioneers and builders of the Melbourne Jewish community. He is also known for his vast Talmudic erudition, his awe-inspiring sermons and rousing High Holiday cantorial services (chazzanut) in the Yeshivah Synagogue, specifically Ne'ilah.
He has numerous children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who live both "downunder" and overseas.
He has recently appointed Rabbi Tzvi Telsner, his son-in-law, as assistant Rabbi and Dayan of the Melbourne Chabad community.
He has recently spoken at various Fabrengens on Shabbos in the Yeshivah Lunchroom and was recently honoured by a congregant in honour of his birthday. He stated that he didn't even "touch the surface" in regards to the kiruv(bringing Jews closer to Judaism) process of Melbourne Jewry and he emphasized the fact that a lot more work still needs to be done in Australia.
On the 18th of May, He explained at a Shabbath gathering that he was the forerunner and organiser of the Lag B'Omer Parade in 1942 and personally arranged the event as a request from Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn. The Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson spoke for the first time in a public fashion at that gathering and Rabbi Groner suggested that somebody should take notes. In fact, the entire talk is available today thanks to Rabbi Groner.
Rabbi Tzvi Telsner, his son-in-law, announed on 18th May that there would be a siyum taking place in the Yeshivah Shul on May 24th and annouced that Rabbi Groner will be speaking at that special event.
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