In an unexpected show of solidarity, the NSW Faith Affairs Council, launched the #OneMitzvahforBondi campaign after being urged to respond with action, not words. The statewide initiative calls on Australians to perform an act of kindness, transforming grief into a public movement of light.

Over 1,000 bochurim from Yeshivos around the world gathered for a powerful global Kinus Hisorerus, with a joint Hachlat for their fellow bochurim Leibel Lazaroff and Yanky Super and all those in need of a Refuah Shleimah.

Within hours of the attack, shluchim and bochurim returned to Bondi Beach with tefillin, menorahs, and candles, turning the sealed-off shoreline into a scene of mitzvah and comfort. By nightfall, over a thousand men had wrapped tefillin, hundreds of menorahs and Shabbos candles were distributed, and thousands gathered for a public menorah lighting, with Jewish strength, tears, and unshakable resolve.

As the week of shiva concludes for shluchim Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, together with the other kedoshim Hy”d, Aguch and Merkos have announced a worldwide kinus hisorerus for Anash.

In the largest public Menorah celebrations in New York City, nearly 18,000 people at Barclays Center held a tribute to the murdered in Sunday’s terrorist attack at a Bondi Beach Chanukah celebration.

Seeing how much he wanted to kindle a real menorah, a male nurse helped Leibel Lazarov go outside the hospital to fulfill the mitzvah. In a surprise, the nurse shared that he’s Jewish – and he put on tefillin for the first time.

On the fourth day of Chanukah, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine hosted the state’s annual Chanukah party, welcoming Rabbi Gershon Avton, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, along with Yaldei Hashluchim, in a warm display of support for Ohio’s Jewish community.

Ask the Rov: Can I adjust the date of hanochas tefillin according to our schedule? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.