Jewish Community Farewells Beloved Rabbi Eli Schlanger at Bondi Funeral

Rabbi Eli Schlanger was honoured by the Correctional Services Honour Guard for his dedicated work as a prison chaplain.

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 Images

Those 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.