in the ownership structure, governance, mechanisms of accountability and dispute-resolution processes" and that they were a law unto themselves. The Beth Din responded that JBOD had a "this attempt by the BOD to assert authority over the SBD creates an insurmountable conflict of interest for the BOD, a body with a history of effectively undermining the theological basis of Orthodoxy and halachah". They rejected the concept that JBOD "has any right to be involved in, to interfere with or comment on the affairs of an Orthodox rabbinical body". Other activities Ulman supplied written testimony to court on behalf of Jaron Chester, who was accused of money laundering for an alleged Sydney organised crime family. While the organised communal leadership distanced themselves from Chester, Ulman testified as a character witness and called Chester a "very fine boy." Ulman was one of the signatories to a letter to the Prime Minister opposing marriage equality, even in the secular context. The other Jewish signatories were fellow Sydney Beth Din member, Moshe Gutnick and senior rabbi on the Melbourne Beth Din, Mordechai Gutnick. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into same sex marriage, to which Ulman was a signatory, homosexuality was compared to adultery, incest and bestiality. He is responsible for Kosher IVF in a number of cities across the globe including, Chicago, NY, Caracas, Panama and others. Ulman's knowledge and expertise is viewed highly in the Chabad communities around the world. He is a reference point for family purity, organ tissue donation, as well as running an international institute for Dayanut. He has also taken a stance in favour of medicinal marijuana, and is publicly in favour of reporting child sexual abuse. Ulman is the Jewish Chaplain for the NSW corrections serving all Jewish inmates with their religious needs including: attending court hearings, supplying references, organising packages and meals for the holidays. Ulman has published a collection of some of his halachic cases in a book titled “Milishkas Hadarom”. References Australian Orthodox rabbis Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Sydney Soviet emigrants to Australia Australian people of Russian-Jewish descent