Jewish Community Farewells Beloved Rabbi Eli Schlanger at Bondi Funeral

Family members of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a victim in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, during his funeral at Chabad of Bondi in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 17, 2025. Hollie Adams-Pool/Getty ImagesThose who knew Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, gathered to farewell the beloved Jewish leader who was fatally wounded in the Bondi Beach terror attack on Dec. 14.There was a sea of tears at the Bondi Chabad synagogue on Dec. 17, as heartbroken members of the Jewish community gathered from across Australia and the world in mourning.