WEST HARTFORD – That’s the question to be asked and answered by Rabbi Yosef Kantor on Wednesday evening, June 17, when Thailand’s chief rabbi is guest speaker at Chabad of Greater Hartford.

Kantor, the charismatic Australian-bred rabbi who settled with his family in Bangkok in 1992 and also serves as executive director of Chabad of Thailand, will talk about his experiences helping out in the aftermath of the tsunami and the recent earthquake in Nepal; and the thousands of Jews who travel through Southeast Asia every year, searching to add spirituality and meaning to their lives.

Kantor oversees Chabad Jewish centers in the tourist district of Bangkok, and on the islands of Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, and Phuket. Under his leadership, Thailand’s Jewish community now has three synagogues, a kosher restaurant, a kosher baker, and a Sunday School.

The evening is in tribute to the 21st anniversary of the passing of the ‘Rebbe,’ Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

The July 17 event will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by Rabbi Kantor’s lecture at 7:30 p.m., at the Chabad House, 2352 Albany Avenue in West Hartford.

Admission is $25 for the dinner and talk; $10 for the talk only. To register or for more information: (860) 232-1116, info@ChabadHartford.com, or chabadhartford.com.

CAP: Rabbi Yosef Kantor