Subhead:A rabbi who survived the Bondi Beach terror attack tells Avi Yemini what failed, what saved lives and what must change.# YouTube-embed:iZJ-iLgGqgw I caught up with Sydney rabbi Mendy Berger less than 24 hours after the Bondi Beach terror attack that left his family, friends and community shattered. What he told me was raw, confronting and impossible to ignore. Berger was at the ‘Chanukah by the Sea’ family event when two gunmen opened fire. He had his young daughter with him. As shots rang out, he told me, “I had bullets skimmed past my ears. I was there yesterday protecting my daughter with bullets skimming past my ears.” EXCLUSIVE: Bondi TERROR ATTACK survivor relives HORRIFIC ordeal A survivor gives a devastating account after evil gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event at Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach, killing at least twelve people and wounding many others. MORE: https://t.co/DUeddsmQwO pic.twitter.com/tV3cYiwo1P — Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 14, 2025 He described grabbing children and shoving them into cover, waiting helplessly as gunfire continued. “We were just hiding waiting like sitting ducks,” he said, comparing the scene to terror footage from overseas that Australians never expect to witness at home.