One of the heroes of the Bondi Beach massacre who died trying to stop an alleged gunman from his bloody rampage at Bondi Beach has been laid to rest.

Reuven Morrison, 62, won praise around the world when he was revealed as the man bravely throwing a brick at one of the gunmen on Sunday evening.

Like many others, Mr Morrison was there to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.

When two gunmen allegedly opened fire, Mr Morrison did all he could to end the horror, throwing stones at one of the shooters who had just been disarmed by fellow hero Ahmed El Ahmed, 44.

Mr Morrison’s daughter, Sheina Gutnick, previously described her father as ‘one to run towards danger’ to protect others, and claimed the Australian government failed him and the Jewish community.

Police officers have remained stationed along the street of Chabad of Bondi all day, with Mr Morrison’s funeral following on from that of another Bondi shooting victim, Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

Mr Morrison’s best friend Rabbi Moshe Gutnick delivered the eulogy, telling mourners that his own granddaughter was at the massacre but too young to understand.

Eventually, she asked her parents: ‘What was the red stuff on people’s clothes?’  

He said: ‘I want to talk about Reuven in his last moments. It is so Reuven to be the one to try and stop the terrorists himself.’

‘You’ve all seen the video of him chasing after them, in his usual way, swearing at them, we only know now the number of lives he actually saved.

‘In the period of time that the terrorist was distracted, that’s one less bullet fired. This is the greatest heroic act that a Jew can do – to save another Jew.

‘In the period of time the terrorist was distracted from his evil work, that’s one less bullet fired.’ 

Rabbi Gutnick also said Bondi was a ‘second home’ for the Melbourne man.

He said the memorial was ‘not normal’, given the amount of other funerals that will be held over the coming days for other victims.

‘For a while we’re not sure how we’re going to move forward. Just as Reuven got up and faced the darkness head-first, we have to get up and face the darkness head-first. 

‘We have to look at our enemies straight in the eye.’

Among the mourners at Mr Morrison’s funeral was a father who came incredibly close to losing his own son.

Leibel Lazaroff, 20, had flown to Sydney from Texas in September to take part in events for the Jewish community and help out with upcoming Hanakkuh preparations.

He was also at the ‘Chanukuh by the Sea’ event on Sunday when gunshots suddenly rang out.

Mr Lazaroff saw a police officer shot and immediately ran over to him.

He improvised a tourniquet from his t-shirt to help stop the officer from bleeding out, but was then shot in the stomach and leg himself.

His father, Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff, back in Texas, learnt his son was in an induced coma and immediately flew to Australia.

His son has since woken up and is understood to make a full recovery.

Speaking outside Mr Morrison’s funeral, Rabbi Lazaroff said his son was a hero.

‘After he woke up he said “I could have saved more lives”,’ he said.

‘He was in an induced coma for two days. He doesn’t regret helping, he wishes he could’ve done more.’

Mr Morrison, who serves as an assistant at Bondi’s Wellington Street synagogue, put himself in harm’s way after meeting his friend Vladimir at the Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach on Sunday. 

An emotional Vladimir, who says he would have been caught up in the gunfire if he hadn’t needed to find parking, said of the shooting: ‘I saw everything and now my best friend is dead. He died in front of me.’ 

Vladimir, who is originally from the Soviet Union but has been an Australian since the 1970s, said he was returning from the Hanukkah celebration to sort out his car when the shooting began. 

‘I was leaving. I asked Reuven about what time to turn on the Chanukah lights and then I was walking away,’ he told the Daily Mail. 

‘I’d walked about 50 metres when I heard the shots and I turned around and there was a Chinese lady and her child and I said “get down!” and maybe that’s what saved me too. 

‘People started running and I looked up and saw the guy shooting from the bridge above towards the Chanukah area. 

‘Then some Australian guys not connected with the Chanukah celebration started saying “let’s do something” and started looking for sticks to attack the shooters. 

‘I stood up and walked towards the guy on the bridge. He pointed his rifle at me and then waved his hand as if to say “stay away”. 

‘I think he thought I wasn’t with the Chanukah event. But I am Jewish. 

‘Then there was one detective over the other side who started firing at the shooter on the ground. 

‘There was more firing and then Reuven got hit. 

‘He was trying to get people to get down out of the way and then maybe disarm the shooter on the ground, he was walking towards him to fight him. 

‘But then he was shot – hit in the kidneys, I think. I was there when he died. 

‘The ambulance took a long time to come. 

‘He’s a hero. He died a hero trying to save his community and it cost him his life. 

‘If only I didn’t leave earlier, he might be still alive.’ 

Following the attack on Sunday, the alleged gunmen were quickly identified as father Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24. 

Sajid was shot dead by police, while Naveed is recovering from bullet wounds in hospital.

He is under police guard and is likely to face criminal charges on Wednesday.