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Fund Launched for Family of Rabbi Yaakov Levitan Killed in Bondi Beach Attack

Community leaders cite his quiet professionalism as essential to Sydney's Jewish institutions.

Overview

  • The new fund seeks support for the wife of Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Adina, and their four children following his death.
  • Levitan died from wounds sustained in the Dec. 14 terror attack at Bondi Beach, which occurred on the first night of Chanukah.
  • He served as secretary of the Sydney Beth Din and held key administrative responsibilities at the BINA Library and Educational Resource Centre.
  • He founded tapNgive, a Sydney initiative providing tap‑and‑pay donation kiosks for charities and nonprofits.
  • Originally from Johannesburg, he held a commerce degree from the University of South Africa and studied at the Mayanot Institute in Jerusalem; CrownHeights.info reported he was the second Chabad shliach to succumb to injuries from the attack.