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A police forensics officer works during an investigation into an attack in the early hours of the morning, at the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, a day after a ramming and shooting attack on the Jewish house of worship; inset, suspect Ayman Ghazali. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP; X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
March 31, 2026, 1:09 am
FBI: Terrorist who rammed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Anti-Israel protesters assemble outside of Adas Torah, a synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, July 23, 2024. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images and JTA)
March 21, 2026, 6:24 am
California rep. proposes ‘buffer zone’ bill to limit protests near houses of worship
With anti-Israel protesters targeting synagogues, ‘Safe worship bill’ backed by Jewish groups would create 100-foot zone around religious institutions in the state
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An NYPD vehicle is seen outside of Congregation Temple Emanu-El on December 14, 2025, in New York City. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images/AFP)
March 19, 2026, 6:53 am
NYC synagogues increase security as homeland security shutdown stalls federal funding
‘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
By Joseph Strauss
Law enforcement respond to Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
March 13, 2026, 8:34 pm
Director of targeted Michigan synagogue: ‘Instincts took over,’ our training kicked in
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
By Luke Tress
Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. (AP/Paul Sancya)
March 13, 2026, 3:41 pm
Michigan synagogue attacker’s brothers said to be Hezbollah members killed in IDF strike
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
By ToI Staff, Leon Kraiem and Agencies
Law enforcement is seen at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12, 2026, after an armed terrorist drove a vehicle into the building. (Jef Kowalsky/AFP)
March 13, 2026, 6:56 am
Michigan synagogue’s security preparations credited with saving lives
Temple Israel rabbi hails members of security team ‘who neutralized the terrorist and saved everybody,’ while praising teachers for following active shooter procedures
By Grace Gilson
Clergy at Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas perform a parody of 'Y.M.C.A' on March 1, 2026. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
March 3, 2026, 3:20 pm
At this Dallas synagogue, Purim comes with fog machines, zip lines and Broadway flair
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
By Grace Gilson
Activists protest against New York City legislation meant to protect houses of worship, at City Hall in New York City, February 25, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel
February 26, 2026, 2:17 am
NYC Council sees showdown over watered-down buffer zone bill for houses of worship
Activists protest against legislation crafted in response to synagogue demonstrations as ‘prioritizing Zionist interests’; NYPD explains legal concerns surrounding protected areas
By Luke Tress
An outer wall of the abandoned Beth Israel synagogue in Mahanoy City collapsed on February 12, 2026. (WFMZ, via YouTube/ via JTA)
February 19, 2026, 1:12 am
Defunct synagogue from once-proud community collapses in Pennsylvania coal region
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
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Beth Israel Congregation hosts Shabbat services at the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 16, 2026. (JTA)
January 19, 2026, 2:32 am
‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson
‘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
By Grace Gilson
Men gather for Friday evening prayers at Bukhara's oldest synagogue, one of just two still functioning, in the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, October 17, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 12, 2025, 3:50 pm
In an ancient oasis in Bukhara, a tiny Jewish community relies on its Muslim neighbors
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
By Sue Surkes
Yoni Kretzmer (standing) teaches the children at the Greenpoint Shul's newly incorporated Hebrew school. (Courtesy Greenpoint Shul via JTA)
October 26, 2025, 3:58 pm
A growing Hebrew school may augur a new era for Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood
Though it borders the Hasidic hub of Williamsburg, the north Brooklyn community was never known for its Jewish population – though that may be changing
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey, displays lanterns representing the hostages who were still alive in Gaza and the bodies of those who were also slated to be returned under a deal between Israel and Hamas, October 8, 2025. (JTA photo)
October 14, 2025, 5:36 pm
Too soon? Amid hostage releases, some US Jews retire solidarity rituals with gratitude and grief
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
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Exorbitant real estate prices have led to smaller congregations partnering on space usage agreements with larger Jewish community institutions. (JCC photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images; For Rent photo by Paige Taylor White/Toronto Star via Getty Images via JTA)
October 12, 2025, 1:04 am
As rent soars, smaller NYC synagogues find themselves praying for a godsend
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
By Joseph Strauss
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