The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/synagogues-2/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png synagogues | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/synagogues-2/ 32 32 UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-make-third-arrest-over-attempted-arson-on-london-synagogue-last-month/ Thu, 07 May 2026 18:17:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818629 19-year-old man taken into custody for April 15 assault on Finchley synagogue; police say 30 people arrested over recent arsons, eight charged, one has pled guilty

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]]> FBI: Terrorist who rammed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/fbi-armed-man-who-rammed-pickup-into-michigan-synagogue-was-inspired-by-hezbollah/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:09:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3791655 Ayman Ghazali declared he wanted to 'kill as many of them as I possibly can' in video he made before attacking Temple Israel while preschool was in session, Detroit FBI head says

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]]> California rep. proposes ‘buffer zone’ bill to limit protests near houses of worship https://www.timesofisrael.com/california-rep-proposes-buffer-zone-bill-to-limit-protests-near-houses-of-worship/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:24:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3783427 With anti-Israel protesters targeting synagogues, 'Safe worship bill' backed by Jewish groups would create 100-foot zone around religious institutions in the state

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]]> NYC synagogues increase security as homeland security shutdown stalls federal funding https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-synagogues-increase-security-as-homeland-security-shutdown-stalls-federal-funding/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:53:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3781769 'This is where we are in March 2026 — you probably have to have multiple armed guards,' warns head of security group, says Michigan attack would have 'ended very differently' without them

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]]> Director of targeted Michigan synagogue: ‘Instincts took over,’ our training kicked in https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-of-targeted-michigan-synagogue-instincts-took-over-our-training-kicked-in/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:34:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3777141 Staff and security team at Temple Israel followed security protocol to save lives, says leader who was overwhelmed by smoke in his office during attack

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]]> Michigan synagogue attacker’s brothers said to be Hezbollah members killed in IDF strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/michigan-synagogue-attacker-was-us-lebanese-citizen-with-relatives-said-killed-in-idf-strike/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:41:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3776979 Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was US-Lebanese national; source tells NBC he was questioned on potential terror ties upon his return from overseas trips; CBS says brothers were in rocket unit

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]]> Michigan synagogue’s security preparations credited with saving lives https://www.timesofisrael.com/michigan-synagogues-security-preparations-credited-with-saving-lives/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:56:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3776782 Temple Israel rabbi hails members of security team 'who neutralized the terrorist and saved everybody,' while praising teachers for following active shooter procedures

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]]> At this Dallas synagogue, Purim comes with fog machines, zip lines and Broadway flair https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-this-dallas-synagogue-purim-comes-with-fog-machines-zip-lines-and-broadway-flair/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:20:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3767423 For the past 8 years, Rabbi Adam Roffman has brought his music theater chops to the annual performance at Congregation Shearith Israel - and doubled its attendance in this Bible Belt community

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]]> NYC Council sees showdown over watered-down buffer zone bill for houses of worship https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-council-sees-showdown-over-watered-down-buffer-zone-bill-for-houses-of-worship/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:17:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3761640 Activists protest against legislation crafted in response to synagogue demonstrations as 'prioritizing Zionist interests'; NYPD explains legal concerns surrounding protected areas

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]]> Defunct synagogue from once-proud community collapses in Pennsylvania coal region https://www.timesofisrael.com/defunct-synagogue-from-once-proud-community-collapses-in-pennsylvania-coal-region/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:12:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757248 Emergency crews respond to reports of falling walls and scattered debris at the former Beth Israel Synagogue, founded in 1923 by Jewish merchant families serving the booming coal economy

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]]> ‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-are-not-made-of-wood-and-paper-jackson-synagogue-marks-first-shabbat-after-arson/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:32:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3736916 'Jewish life in Jackson is still here, and we are not going anywhere,' says student rabbi Benjamin Russell; service for 170 congregants held in local church

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]]> In an ancient oasis in Bukhara, a tiny Jewish community relies on its Muslim neighbors https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-an-ancient-oasis-in-bukhara-a-tiny-jewish-community-relies-on-its-muslim-neighbors/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:50:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680091 Once an influential Jewish hub on Central Asia's Silk Road, urban center in Uzbekistan is now home to just several hundred Jews, unthreatened by antisemitism, struggling to keep tradition alive

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]]> A growing Hebrew school may augur a new era for Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-growing-hebrew-school-may-augur-a-new-era-for-brooklyns-greenpoint-neighborhood/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:58:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3670437 Though it borders the Hasidic hub of Williamsburg, the north Brooklyn community was never known for its Jewish population - though that may be changing

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]]> Too soon? Amid hostage releases, some US Jews retire solidarity rituals with gratitude and grief https://www.timesofisrael.com/too-soon-amid-hostage-releases-some-us-jews-retire-solidarity-rituals-with-gratitude-and-grief/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:36:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3664894 With the freeing of the living captives and continued demands for the return of 24 bodies still held in Gaza, worshipers grapple with closure on Simhat Torah, two years into an ordeal begun on Oct. 7, 2023

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]]> As rent soars, smaller NYC synagogues find themselves praying for a godsend https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-rent-soars-smaller-nyc-synagogues-find-themselves-praying-for-a-godsend/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 22:04:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3660435 Congregations who gather only a few times a week have had to seek out creative solutions in a sky-high market, leading to communal partnerships that may be a hidden blessing

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