Rabbi Gluck is loved by many and known to be a great man of true spirit and belief. He is a man who works tirelessly with the community and people all over to bring beliefs and religion together so that it can harmoniously work together as one.
The work that Rabbi Gluck does has not gone un-noticed and he has been described as “the ambassador of peace”. This is down to his reputation that lies before him and the ability he has to break down boundaries and bring people together. As the Chairman and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum it proves what a great man he is in trying to bring communities together. His reputation has allowed him to negotiate with both sides in the Sudan conflict and with all sides in the former Yugoslavia, only someone who has great respect from others and an understanding of how to deal with boundaries could handle a situation like this. This is the exact reason why Rabbi Gluck was called upon. His good relationship with the Muslim community has allowed him access to those people and places that would not usually be accessible to the usual Jewish community or even the Israeli government.
Rabbi Gluck has been instrumental in helping the divide that has been in place between the Muslim and Jewish community fade away. There was a cry for this divide to be removed but people felt that it was not to be, but Rabbi Gluck had different views. Rabbi Gluck believed that this was possible and he wanted both communities to work together on different projects so that society and the community could benefit and as he felt that the divide should no longer be there he worked to bring people together. Before setting up the Muslim-Jewish Forum in 2000 Rabbi Gluck spoke to many people from both communities in an effort to gauge people’s thoughts and opinions. Even though most people thought of it as a dream, Rabbi Gluck soon realised that they believed it was not possible but even this did not deter him to get the wheels in motion and begin breaking down the divide. From his hard work people began believing that, even though there were still independent communities, there were many positive benefits of working together.
Still realising that there is still some kind of tension between the communities, the hard work put in by Rabbi Gluck has paid off and the changes that have been implemented in the last 13 years have made a real difference. He still believes that in the years to come more can be achieved and he will work effortlessly to do this.
As a reward for his hard work Rabbi Gluck was awarded an OBE for his services to interfaith understanding which proves what a man Rabbi Gluck really is.
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