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The Rabbi, The Imam and The Power of Dialogue · Dec 16, 2025 · 34 min

The Bondi Beach Attack: Finding Light in the Darkness

Recorded on Monday 15th December - 1st day of Chanukah Rabbi Dovid Lewis and Imam Nasser Kurdy respond to the anti-semitic terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday 14th December, which claimed the life of Dovid’s second cousin, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, and fourteen others attending the menorah-lighting celebration on the first night of Chanukah, including another rabbi and a Holocaust survivor. Dovid and Nasser talk about: how their Sundays unfolded; the ‘stranger’ who reached out to console Dovid; Nasser’s reflections on the extraordinary bravery of Ahmed Al Ahmed, the Muslim man who ran towards the gunman in Bondi and saved many lives; and, together, they try to find hope and inspiration in the story and message of Chanukah – known as the 'Festival of Lights'. This is a Mark Schweiger and Larchmont Productions co-production. If you have any comments or suggestions about the podcast please email: mark@schweigers.uk or philip@larchmontfilms.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Recorded on Monday 15th December - 1st day of Chanukah


Rabbi Dovid Lewis and Imam Nasser Kurdy respond to the anti-semitic terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday 14th December, which claimed the life of Dovid’s second cousin, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, and fourteen others attending the menorah-lighting celebration on the first night of Chanukah, including another rabbi and a Holocaust survivor.


Dovid and Nasser talk about: how their Sundays unfolded; the ‘stranger’ who reached out to console Dovid; Nasser’s reflections on the extraordinary bravery of Ahmed Al Ahmed, the Muslim man who ran towards the gunman in Bondi and saved many lives; and, together, they try to find hope and inspiration in the story and message of Chanukah – known as the 'Festival of Lights'.

This is a Mark Schweiger and Larchmont Productions co-production.


If you have any comments or suggestions about the podcast please email: mark@schweigers.uk or philip@larchmontfilms.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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