US EditionManchester Rabbi's Cousin Killed in Bondi Beach Terror Attack
The attack at a Chabad Chanukah event killed 15 and wounded about 40, with the incident described as a terrorist act targeting the Jewish community.
- Rabbi Zalman Lewis posted on Facebook that Rabbi Eli Schlanger, organizer and reported victim, was murdered in today's Sydney terrorist attack, leaving behind his wife and young children, the cousin wrote.
- At the Bondi Beach 'Chanukah by the Sea' event, gunmen opened fire, leaving Fifteen dead and about 40 wounded, with memorials outside Bondi Pavilion.
- Posting on Facebook, Rabbi Zalman Lewis urged followers to 'Do a Mitzvah today' and listed concrete actions including tefillin, prayer, charity, and lighting Chanukah candles.
- Outside the Bondi Pavilion, community leaders prayed with Australia and Israeli flags displayed, while Chabad rabbis urged focusing on Jewish practice as debate emerged over Hanukkah’s meaning.
- Online, reactions ranged from calls for prayer to praise for attackers, with social-media users polarized and some cheering attackers while others called for violent responses, echoing Oct. 7 references.
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Sydney rabbi pays tribute to British-born rabbi killed in Bondi attack
Sydney’s Newtown synagogue leader Rabbi Eli Feldman has paid tribute to British-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday December 14. Schlanger, 41, served as an assistant rabbi at Chabad, the Jewish cultural group that hosted the Chanukah by the Sea event at Archer Park. He grew up in Temple Fortune, north London, and is a father of five, according to Jewish News. Speaking to media on Tuesday, Rabbi Feldman…
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