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Upcoming Book Explores Rabbi's Teachings After Tragic Loss

2/27/2026

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HarperCollins Publishers will release 'Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World' on May 26, 2026.
The book features dialogues between Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad emissary, and author Nikki Goldstein.
Schlanger was killed in December 2025 in Bondi Beach during an antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah celebration.
Goldstein met Schlanger in 2022 while he was hospitalized and began recording conversations for the book.

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HarperCollins Publishers will release 'Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World' on May 26, 2026.
The book features dialogues between Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad emissary, and author Nikki Goldstein.
Schlanger was killed in December 2025 in Bondi Beach during an antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah celebration.
Goldstein met Schlanger in 2022 while he was hospitalized and began recording conversations for the book.