Blake Sharp-Wiggins, Seeking light through darkness (PEOPLE 2026)

Rabbi Mendy Ulman prepares for Passover in the wake of the Bondi beach shootings. Ulman lost his brother-in-law, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, in the Bondi beach shootings, "He was life" Ulman says. Now Ulman prepares for his first Passover since the tragic attack at Bondi beach. “It’s going to be very stark, and very, very confronting, so doing it together as community will be much more comforting,” Ulman says.

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