00:00A much-loved rabbi arriving at his synagogue for the last time.
00:07Rabbi Eli Schlanger's casket was taken inside in the careful hands of the community he cared so much for,
00:19as his loved ones found comfort in each other's arms.
00:22Today we're here to mourn and honour our beloved Eli.
00:26One of the purest and most sincere and compassionate people any of us have known.
00:31Like many of the people in this place of worship, the 41-year-old was celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday,
00:38when he was shot dead by terrorists at Bondi Beach.
00:42We are here, raw and devastated, crying in unbearable pain in the wake of the horrific terrorist attack.
00:54Some of the grief was so raw, we've decided not to show you.
00:58Hundreds gathered to pray for the father of five, who welcomed a new baby with his wife just two months ago.
01:05He also shared a special bond with his father-in-law.
01:09It is unthinkable that we talk about you in the past tense.
01:18Rabbi Ullman described how his son-in-law looked after his family as well as strangers,
01:23visiting patients in hospital and people in jail.
01:27He would drive three or four hours each way to visit one single prisoner.
01:32And he would have weekly Zooms with them.
01:36Mourners paid tribute through prayer.
01:39And as the service neared an end, they heard from Rabbi Eli in a message that was never meant for this moment.
01:49To my fellow Eden, this year has been incredibly difficult for all of us.
01:58We've suffered tremendously.
02:00Yet on the other hand, we have witnessed the mighty hand of God.
02:04Rabbi Eli urging Jewish Australians to fight back against anti-Semitism with joy and pride.
02:10His final message before the journey began to his final resting place.
02:15Rabbi Eli is the first of the Bondi victims to be farewelled.
02:19Funerals have been delayed due to the ongoing police investigation.
02:22Usually in Judaism, a person is buried within 24 hours of their death
02:27before a seven-day mourning period begins.
02:29Among the guests who paid their respects,
02:32Labor Premier Chris Minns and Federal Liberal leader Susan Lee.
02:36But no sign of the Prime Minister.
02:41Correctional officers formed a Guard of Honour.
02:43Before Jewish leaders led the way.
02:48The procession stretching through the streets of Bondi,
02:52in an outpouring of love for one of 15 innocent lives lost.
02:57La, la, la, la, la, la.
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