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Rabbi<ref>https://www.speakingtree.in/ezekiel-isaac-malekar/</ref>'''Ezekiel Isaac Malekar''' is the head of the Jewish community in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. He is the Honorary Secretary of the Judah Hyam Synagogue at the corner of Humayun road, where he works voluntarily.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/09/stories/2003010900190300.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050509124448/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/09/stories/2003010900190300.htm |date=May 9, 2005 }}</ref> The Synagogue, in addition to serving the Jewish community of New Delhi, caters to the Jewish diplomats from foreign missions. It has hosted former [[Israel]]i Prime Ministers like [[Shimon Peres]] and felicitated David Danieli, the present Israeli Ambassador to [[India]]. Indian Jews also come here for important rituals like [[Brit milah]], [[Bar Mitzvah]] and [[Bat Mitzvah]] for girls. He is [[Bene Israel]].<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-a-tiny-jewish-israeli-community-is-trying-to-revive-its-fast-fading-distinct-identity/articleshow/49425736.cms</ref><br />
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Mr. Malekar, in addition to being a scholar of [[Judaism]], is a noted human rights activist and a Deputy Registrar (Law) with the National Human Rights Commission in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040215/edit.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2004-01-28 |accessdate=2012-07-18}}</ref> He was a key participant in the 15th International Conference on Human Integration (inaugurated by Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, a [[Sikh]] religious cleric and President of the World Council of Religions), at Kirpal Bagh, [[New Delhi]] on February 6, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060207/delhi.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-18}}</ref><br />
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He is actively involved in inter-faith activities between the Jewish community and the [[Hindu]] majority in India, as well as the [[Sikh]] community. He has praised the multicultural nature of Indian Society where [[Judaism]] had existed for 2,000 years without ever experiencing [[anti-Semitism]]. Malekar has also presided over inter-faith marriages. He has asserted that his innate Indianness was infinitely more important than his consciousness of being a Jew.<br />
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He quotes:<br />
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“According to Rabbi [sic] [[Hillel the Elder|Hillel]], the [[Torah]] can be capsulated into only one commandment: ‘What is hurtful and hateful to you, do not do to another.’ Everything else is footnote.”<br />
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He has also written on women in Judaism, saying that the New Delhi Jewish community has not had any issues with the polemics of gender. Under his influence, the Judah Hyam Synagogue has emerged as a center for religious reform in the field of women's participation.<br />
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He is a recipient of the Mahavir mahatma Award for preserving [[Jewish]] heritage and culture in India, and the Ambassador of Peace Award instituted by the Federation for Religious harmony and Brotherhood. He has contributed several articles in leading newspapers in [[India]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223000410/http://www.intach.org/lect_jewish.htm Jewish Heritage in India], The Indian national Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage<br />
* [http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/globalpers/gp030706.htm Global Perspective] Inter-faith dialogue<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2091232.cms He, She or it?, A godly debate rages], Times of India<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311002842/http://cities.expressindia.com/archivefullstory.php?newsid=194747&creation_date=2006-07-30 Delhi's People, Starlight and Shadows], The Indian Express<br />
* [http://www.paricenter.com/library/papers/tully01.php Prince Charles as "Defender of Faiths] A dialogue in [[India]] on how religion can contribute to a harmonious society<br />
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