The ManKind Podcast 235 - Bondi Beach Terrorist Attack: How To Heal When the World Feels Unsafe with Rabbi Noam Raucher
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Five days after the anti-Semitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Brandon is joined by Rabbi Noam Raucher, spiritual coach, rabbi, and host of The Jewish Divorce Project, for a grounded and deeply human conversation about grief, fear, resilience, and responsibility.
Rather than rushing to politicize or defend positions, this episode slows down and asks a more essential question: How should human beings respond first when confronted with violence?
Together, Brandon, Noam, and Boysen explore:
- The emotional impact of the Bondi Beach attack during Hanukkah
- Why witnessing pain must come before analysis or opinion
- How desensitization to violence erodes our shared humanity
- Jewish resilience and the deeper meaning of Hanukkah as rededication and light
- Holding outrage and compassion at the same time
- Generational trauma and how it lives in the body and community
- The difference between knee-to-knee healing and shoulder-to-shoulder rebuilding
- Why apathy is more dangerous than anger
- Forgiveness as releasing anger, not excusing harm
- How to “bank” moments of safety, connection, and love during dark times
This conversation is not about answers. It is about posture. About choosing presence over polarization, community over isolation, and humanity over ideology.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world, uncertain how to respond, or searching for a way to grieve without contributing to further division, this episode offers a steady place to land.
- Rabbi Noam Raucher
https://www.noamraucher.com
- The Jewish Divorce Project
https://www.jewishdivorceproject.com
- The ManKind Project
https://mankindproject.org
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