Royal Commission staff return to Project Noah

Royal Commission staff returned to Chabad of Bondi to braid challah, share food, tour the synagogue and put their questions to Rabbi Yehoram Ulman.

It was the second time staff from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion have taken part in Project Noah, the cultural education program founded by the late Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Chanukah attack on December 14, 2025.

Project Noah manager Evie Summers said the first visit took place during the hearings, although many Commission staff missed out. This time, staff asked to come themselves, after interest in the program grew.

“I think their willingness to return and engage again is really meaningful,” Summers told The AJN. “It shows a genuine interest in listening to and understanding the Jewish community at a grassroots level.

“They aren’t simply hearing about antisemitism in an abstract way. They’re sitting with members of the Jewish community, having conversations and experiencing the type of education and connection that we believe can be part of the solution.”