HarperCollins Publishers has announced today that they will be publishing “Conversation with My Rabbi — Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World,” authored by slain Chabad-Lubavitch representative Rabbi Eli Schlanger along with writer Nikki Goldstein. Schlanger, a Chabad of Bondi representative and father of five young children, was murdered as he led a public menorah lighting in Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025. He was one of fifteen slain by terrorists in the attack.
In the weeks and months following the attack, Schlanger’s legacy has inspired countless good deeds, as well as the launch of numerous projects and initiatives that bear his name.
Now, a collection of conversations that took place between Schlanger and Nikki Goldstein will be published by HarperCollins on May 26, 2026. The book was written by bestselling author Nikki Goldstein, who recorded those conversations.
The two met in September 2022, when Goldstein was near death in a Sydney ICU. Her daughter spotted Rabbi Eli Schlanger in the hallway and asked him to come pray for her. Standing beside her bed, he blew the shofar and prayed for her. One day later, Goldstein began recovering from the life-threatening infection. The doctors called it a miracle. As she regained her health, Rabbi Schlanger and Goldstein grew closer.
In January 2025, they began recording their conversations for a book. Weeks before they finished the final chapter, Eli was tragically murdered. “I was devastated, shocked, and grieving. But I knew that Eli’s legacy, his mission to bring light and love to the world, would not die with him,” Nikki Goldstein said. “Eli saved my life those years ago, and it’s my honor and privilege to ensure that his voice, memory, and mission are not silenced by terror and continue to work miracles.”
During his lifetime, Schlanger — a student of the Lubavitcher Rebbe — was passionate about sharing the universal moral principles known as the Seven Noahide Laws, as encouraged by the Rebbe. Schlanger founded Project Noah, an educational initiative that brings the timeless values of the Seven Noahide Laws to young people through engaging, interactive programs.
The book was prepared, reviewed and edited by Rabbi Ulman, with whom Rabbi Schlanger explored these topics, and Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin of Chabad.org in New York, to ensure that in his absence his words are published in the spirit in which they were spoken.
The book is available for presale at bookstores everywhere, including Barnes and Noble.
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