Bondi Community Returning to New Normal, After Shooting Tragedy

As sand rearranges and hearts start to heal, Bondi eases into a different normal

The flags went up, the promenade reopened and the dawn broke on a sombre Bondi Beach.

Bondi community returning to new normal, after shooting tragedy

The community is determined to not let the terrorist attack define them or their summer.

'Allow the tears to come': dealing with grief after Bondi

In the wake of the Bondi beach tragedy last weekend, Sydney has welcomed new mental health support systems. New South Wales Health is offering support for anyone affected - both directly and indirectly.

‘Too close to home’: Memphis rabbi turns grief into light after Bondi Beach shooting

In the wake of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Memphis chapter of Chabad Lubavitch held a similar celebration — and people felt compelled to be there.

From Belzec to Bondi

Returning to Sydney in late October after my family trip to Poland was an unsettling experience. It was the first time I had ever returned home and not felt like I was home at all. Poland was where my family was from, but it wasn’t my family’s home anymore. Sitting in the back seat of my ride from the airport to my apartment, I gazed at the Sydney light I recognized, light I knew, but it didn’t warm me anymore. The architecture of the place was …

Johnstown rabbi calls for 'solidarity' in aftermath of Bondi Beach mass shooting

The Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia, has “reverberated throughout the Jewish world” in the words of Rabbi Irvin Brandwein, from the Beth Sholom congregation in Westmont.