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Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed greets supporters at a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
April 11, 2026, 7:51 am
Michigan rabbi whose synagogue was attacked slams leftist senate candidate’s response
Abdul El-Sayed’s statement that invoked war in Lebanon in connection with Temple Israel attack was ‘offensive’ and undermined his earlier condemnation, says Rabbi Jen Lader
By Andrew Lapin
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in Detroit holds Lego blocks, urging families to add the children’s toy to their Seder plates in the wake of a recent attack on the synagogue. (Facebook via JTA)
April 1, 2026, 8:43 pm
After attack, Michigan synagogue calls to add Lego to Seder plate
Detroit’s Temple Israel, the site of last month’s ramming attack, says suggested new ritual object symbolizes both vulnerability and rebuilding
By Grace Gilson
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
March 25, 2026, 8:15 am
Police chief who responded to Detroit synagogue attack targeted by online vitriol
Man who posted antisemitic meme of the non-Jewish sheriff arrested on unrelated charge, prompting far-right activists to claim censorship, blame Jews for ‘murdering free speech’
By Grace Gilson
A photo of Temple Israel in Michigan shows the heavy damage inflicted on the synagogue in an attack carried out on March 12, 2026. (Emily Elconin/Temple Israel via Facebook)
March 20, 2026, 3:47 am
A week later, Michigan synagogue targeted in attack releases photos of interior devastation
Images show uneaten snacks laid out in early childhood education room, left untouched amid the scenes of destruction; scorched ceilings and walls across the rest of the synagogue
By AP and Luke Tress
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 15, 2026, 6:45 pm
IDF says slain brother of Michigan synagogue attacker was a Hezbollah commander
Army confirms reports linking Ayman Ghazali to terror operative who oversaw Lebanon-based group’s weapons operations and was killed in Israeli strike
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel unravels the Torah during a Bat Mitzvah service at Tam O'Shanter Country Club on March 13, 2026 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images/AFP)
March 14, 2026, 6:46 am
US Jewish security groups warn of ‘most elevated and complex threat environment’ in recent history
Though it was thwarted, director of Community Security Initiative says Michigan synagogue attack may be a ‘tipping point’ toward ‘Europeanization of security’ for American Jewry
By Joseph Strauss and Jackie Hajdenberg
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, center, is escorted out of the James T. Foley Courthouse following his court appearance after authorities on Thursday accused him of firing a shotgun outside of Temple Israel, December 8, 2023, in Albany, New York (Will Waldron/Times Union via AP)
December 12, 2023, 10:28 am
New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue
Prosecutors charge Iraqi-born Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, who said ‘Free Palestine’ when arrested, with conspiracy to make a false statement to purchase a firearm
By Agencies
Protesters at 'dueling rallies' on the Boston Common, August 19, 2017 (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
August 20, 2017, 4:20 am
In Boston, concerned Jews gather in prayer and protest against bigotry
An interfaith vigil and well-publicized ‘dueling rallies’ draw thousands of Jews to denounce racism and anti-Semitism in America’s Cradle of Liberty
By Matt Lebovic
Gathered at Boston's Temple Israel on September 9, 2015, up to 200 community members held a Memorial and Solidarity Gathering for victims of violent Jewish extremism in Israel during the past summer (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
September 10, 2015, 9:56 pm
Boston Jews lament Israel’s summer of homegrown terrorism
Horrified by apparent religion-inspired, deadly attacks in Jerusalem and West Bank, local Jewish leaders call ahead of High Holy Days for community to look inward
By Matt Lebovic
Outdoor Shabbat service at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, August 29, 2014 (screen capture: YouTube)
March 5, 2015, 6:17 pm
Detroit synagogue music program receives $10m grant
Reform congregation Temple Israel will use donation to fund cantorial chair, as well as an annual concert
By JTA
May 12, 2014, 6:02 am
Boston-area rabbi leaves pulpit over infidelity
Barry Starr acknowledges ‘personal conduct which requires me to resign’
By JTA
Interfaith procession on the way to a prayer service in Boston, April 21. (photo credit: Matt Lebovic/Times of Israel)
April 22, 2013, 1:24 pm
Boston’s ‘week of terror’ evokes Israel for Jews
While the city’s community connects with interfaith partners, voices within question how it should approach American Muslims
By Matt Lebovic
Sue Haff, right, a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston, greets a man arriving at Temple Israel, which allowed the Trinity congregation to hold services on Sunday. (photo credit: AP/Julio Cortez)
April 22, 2013, 4:14 am
For Boston’s faithful, solace comes with a dose of solidarity
From families welcoming in stranded runners to a synagogue giving its space to a homeless church, a sense of community has pervaded ‘after these arduous days.’
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Annie Packard, 13, sings during Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday service at Temple Israel, which allowed the Trinity congregation to hold a service, Sunday. (photo credit: AP/Julio Cortez)
April 21, 2013, 9:50 pm
Boston services held to honor victims, responders
Synagogue hosts church which sits near to marathon finish line and remains closed, as worshipers remember those killed
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony in the White House in 2010. (photo credit: Pete Souza/White House via Flickr)
From the WebDecember 12, 2012, 10:44 pm
Sandy-slammed menorah off to WH
New York Times: Menorah from a Long Island synagogue that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy to be used at presidential Hannukah party
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