In this week’s Passages Pulse, Josiah McGee is joined by Passages CEO Zach Bauer for a sobering conversation following the antisemitic terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
How did a holiday gathering turn into one of the deadliest terror attacks in Australia’s modern history?
And what does this tragedy reveal about the global rise of antisemitism and radicalization?
We unpack:
🕯️ What happened at the Hanukkah celebration in Sydney and why this was an ISIS-inspired terror attack
🌍 The sharp rise of antisemitic violence in Australia, the U.S., and across the Western world
🚨 What warning signs were missed — and what governments can (and must) learn from this failure
🦸 Stories of courage and heroism that saved lives amid the chaos
🙏 How Christians should respond with prayer, clarity, and courage in the face of growing hatred
As antisemitism increasingly moves from rhetoric to real-world violence, this episode wrestles with the hard questions — and calls believers to stand firmly with the Jewish people during a time of fear and uncertainty.
If you’re trying to understand how hate becomes normalized, why these attacks are spreading, and what faithfulness looks like in dark moments, this conversation brings clarity grounded in Christian conviction.
What we know about the father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach attack: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/bondi-beach-attack-suspects-father-son-rcna249258
Australian officials: Bondi terror attack inspired by ISIS, bombs found in shooters’ car: https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-officials-bondi-terror-attack-inspired-by-isis-bombs-found-in-shooters-car/
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Deadly Attack in Sydney - with Jeremy Leibler, Nomi Kaltmann, and Nadav Eya: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sFK9gx9A6OI4w302vatTw?si=7b7b3faa94334f4a
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