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Rabbi Eli Schlanger Remembered for Message of Love After Bondi Hanukkah Attack

Friends say the Chabad assistant rabbi urged responding to antisemitism with compassion.

Overview

  • Two gunmen opened fire on the Chanukah by the Sea gathering at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, including assistant rabbi Eli Schlanger.
  • Police shot one attacker dead at the scene and the other remains in hospital with injuries.
  • Schlanger, 41, was a key organiser of the event and served Chabad of Bondi, leaving his wife, Chaya, and five young children.
  • Author Nikki Goldstein says they were one chapter from finishing 'Conversations with My Rabbi' and recalls his call to counter fear with love.
  • Sydney Beth Din head Rabbi Yehoram Ulman urges unity and hope in a message to the grieving community.