Saying “we will not give in to terror,” a Toronto rabbi says his Chabad synagogue will carry on with public Hanukkah celebrations after today’s attack on an Australian Jewish beach party that left at least 12 people dead.

“Fear does not define us, and it will not silence Jewish life. Chanukah is about light pushing back against darkness. That message feels especially urgent right now,” Rabbi Levi Gansburg of Chabad on Bayview said in a news release.

Twelve people were killed and at least 29 injured as terrorists targeted a Chanukah party on Bondi Beach in Sydney, organized by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. One shooter is believed to be among the fatalities, the second was injured.

Hanukah begins today, and events are planned all week across Canada.

In a statement, Prime Minister Mark C

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