A day after the terror attack at a Jewish community event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, people gathered at the site of the massacre to light Hanukkah candles for the second night of the eight-day holiday.

According to local reporting, over 1,000 people came out Monday evening to pay their respects and mark the lighting of the menorah, in the same park where two terrorists opened fire on the Chabad-hosted “Chanukah by the Sea” event, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

As the vigil got underway, the large crowd sang “Ya’aseh Shalom,” a prayer for peace, as well as several other Hebrew songs and Jewish prayers.

Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales, and Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane both joined the vigil, according to the Australian public broadcaster ABC.

Speaking at the vigil was Rabbi Yossi Shuchat, who told attendees that “yesterday was a tragic event, which words cannot........

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