It was Sunday morning in Bondi, Motzai Shabbos in New York. But for a few powerful moments, the 10,000 miles between them disappeared.
One month after the tragic attack, the Bondi CYP community gathered at Chabad of Bondi for a weekend of programming running parallel to the CYP International Encounter in Crown Heights, the largest Young Jewish Professional summit in the world. The weekend culminated in a live connection as the New York crowd marked Havdala, and the Bondi community joined for Sunday brunch.
It began Friday evening with First Friday, CYP Bondi’s signature Shabbat dinner. Over 100 young professionals gathered for a beautiful and energetic Kabbalat Shabbat filled with singing and dancing, followed by a meal that stretched into the early hours of the morning. It was the largest CYP event Sydney has ever seen…