Sorella, who runs a Chabad center in Sydney and is a friend of the family of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, H’yd, described the dilemma she faced following the massacre at Bondi Beach on Sunday to Sherri Markson of Sky News.

She said that her traumatized children insisted that they turn off the menorah, frightened that their home will be targeted, chalilah.

In a heartbreaking video, she described what happened next:

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)