THOUGHT

RABBI GABI KALTMANN

I have had a very interesting experience in the past month, advising on a Hollywood film, being shot in Melbourne.

I am referring to the Peter Farrellydirected comedy Ricky Stanicky, starring Zac Efron, John Cena and William H. Macy.

The movie includes some Jewish scenes, which is where my role as a rabbi comes into play.

Looking for accuracy, I was approached to oversee a bris in the picture. That involved being on set and giving an outline to the cast and crew about Jewish practices in relation to circumcision.

It was a wonderful to witness the care and attention to detail taken.

I must say it was quite something to be surrounded by Hollywood royalty, to witness the talent on display and their capacity to shoot scene after scene over and over.

I had been under the impression that acting and show business was reasonably light on and glamourous, but spending time on set and with the production team, I learned it was