Synagogue

Love at 85, 93: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul

A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.

Rabbi Hayyim Halpern and Margie Tutnauer
Declaration of Independence of the United States. New Canaan, 1950. Featuring George Washington.

Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom

Synagogue security funds and practices can come with tradeoffs, Jewish leaders say.

US synagogues face a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety - opinion

This photograph shows a French flag fluttering with the La Defense business district in the background skyline, in Paris, on December 5, 2025.

Jewish boy tripped, punched, held at knifepoint on way to Paris synagogue


'Say hello to the Mossad': San Francisco man convicted for firing blanks in synagogue

District Attorney Jenkins said in a statement that there was no place for antisemitism in the community, and her office would vigorously prosecute hate crimes.

Police officers seen in San Francisco, California, US, June 6, 2024

Now Australia has ousted Iran's envoy - will the country actually tackle antisemitism? - editorial

The attacks organized by Iran were before June's 12-day war, so reflect the export of Tehran's strategy of targeting Jews abroad, a playbook it has used for decades.

 AUSTRALIAN PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese inspects the damage at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, guided by Rabbi Moshe Khan, president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.

Will federal security grants require synagogues to cooperate with ICE? Concerns are running high

Anxiety over the Nonprofit Security Grant Program represents the latest instance of some American Jews saying that Trump administration policies force their priorities and values into conflict.

A security camera hangs across the street from the Park East Synagogue, in New York City. Jewish institutions are tightening security amid rising threats.

Iran behind antisemitic arson attacks in Australia, Iranian diplomats expelled

Australia suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran and announced it would designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror organization.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia , August 11, 2025.

'You’re part of genocide': Chilean synagogue targeted by anti-Israel vandals

The Jewish Community of Chile's representative body condemned the attack in a Sunday X/Twitter post, warning that acts of hatred could not be normalized.

 Palestine Action vandalized JNF offices, Hendon

Tel Aviv decries 'non-issue' in synagogue controversy, ‘faith’ clause removed months ago

The most up-to-date text of the clause shows that the “faith” part has been taken out, undercutting what many ministers and Members of Knesset were quick to catalogue as a widespread liberal threat.

Religious Jews gather on the eve of Tisha B'Av at a synagogue in Tel Aviv, August 12, 2024

WATCH: Second man charged for Melbourne Adass Israel synagogue arson attack

The 20-year-old is alleged to be one of three men who deliberately set fire to the Ripponlea synagogue in December, wounding two people.

  Members of the Synagogue recover items from the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

'Through generations enemies have risen against Judaism': Ministers decry Tel Aviv synagogue ruling

The decision by the municipality was met with some condemnation by Israeli officials.

Jews read the Megillat Esther (the Story of Esther) on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim, in the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv, March 23, 2024.

Court indicts teen for stealing thousands from Israeli synagogue, linked to break-in at second

The Beit She'an Juvenile Court indicted the 15-year-old boy who stole approximately 4,500 shekels from one synagogue and is linked to a break-in at a different synagogue in the city.

A floor mosaic from an ancient Beit She'an synagogue; illustrative.

Massachusetts man sentenced to 26 months for threats to synagogues, Israel consulate

John Reardon, 60, was sentenced by US District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston to 26 months in custody after pleading guilty in November.

Cars speed by a parked police cruiser in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on April 21, 2023.