Synagogue

Tunisia:

Synagogue, rabbi's tomb, sustain damage in anti-Israel riot

Historic synagogue in Tunisia heavily damaged in rioting tied to Israel-Gaza war.

Synagogue bomb threats continue despite arrest of a suspect

'One arrest will not – nor has not – stopped what has emerged as a tactic for fear and disruption,' Secure Community Network director says.

Left-wing demonstration outside Netanya synagogue cancelled

Activists announce demonstration outside synagogue during Simchat Torah celebrations will not be held after residents express outrage.

Peru:

Authorities arrest man suspected of threatening US synagogues

Man in Peru charged with making recent bomb threats to US synagogues, FBI says.

85 years after Kristallnacht:

Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg

Hamburg city officials hand Bornplatz Synagoge over to Jewish community, apologize for delay in restitution.

Synagogue sextons concerned:

Shortage of herring possible on Simchat Torah

Three million herring stuck on the way to Israel, creating concerns among sextons of local synagogues over a possible shortage.

Out of the woodwork

|Kol Nidre, Neilah, Yizkor, always bring crowds to the synagogue, even if this is the only time they come during the entire year.

Jerusalem: Two arrested for stealing safe from synagogue

Two suspects break into Jerusalem synagogue, steal safe and charity boxes.

US synagogues:

Bomb threats trigger evacuations during holiday services

Bomb threats target US synagogues during Rosh Hashanah, but few interruptions reported.

Hungary: Historic synagogue reopening

Synagogue reopening marks landmark collaboration between Chabad and haredi Jewish community.

Medieval German synagogue added to UNESCO World Heritage list

Synagogue in Erfurt, Germany, dating back to the 1090s, seen as one of the oldest in Central Europe, is added to UNESCO World Heritage list.

Ahead of High Holidays:

Two more US synagogues evacuated due to bomb threats

'Every weekend, network of swatters continues to identify targets and are calling in fake bomb threats,' ADL official says.

Should there be a synagogue for he nonreligious?

Can a house of worship be anything other than religious?

Youth steal Shabbat banquet in Ashdod

Several young men were caught on camera raiding the kitchen of a haredi synagogue.

Ukraine:

Kyiv's main synagogue celebrates 125 years since founding

Despite the war: Brodsky Central Synagogue celebrates 125th anniversary in Kyiv.

Connecticut:

Vacant synagogue building to help solve housing crisis

An unused synagogue building in Connecticut could soon become affordable housing.

California: Two synagogues evacuated during Sabbath livestream

2 synagogues evacuated during livestreamed Shabbat services as wave of bomb threats enters 4th week.

Beit Shemesh: City Council members blast demolition of synagogue

Synagogue erected illegally is evacuated in Beit Shemesh, as local residents fume.

Rabbi of vandalized synagogue: 'It's a national disaster'

'The entire community is crying,' says Rabbi Yaakov Gagola of Ashdod.

Ashdod synagogue vandalized

Smashed furniture and desecrated Torah scrolls greeted worshipers who arrived at the synagogue.

Man threatens Jerusalem synagogue with dog on Shabbat

Suspect arrested after assaulting worshiper, returning to synagogue with a pit bull and a farming hoe.

Synagogues burglarized in Ashdod

A thief broke into two synagogues in the city and stole thousands of shekels.

New Jersey: Teen who threatened synagogues pleads guilty

New Jersey teen Omar Alkattoul pleads guilty to online threats detailing attacks on Jews.

Embracing the singles among us

A call to action for our synagogues.Op-ed.

Organ music in the synagogue

It is forbidden to play a musical instrument on Shabbat. And on weekdays in the synagogue?

Miami Beach to pay synagogue $1.3 million in discrimination suit

Small Orthodox synagogue accuses city of discrimination by sending inspectors more than once a week on average for 2 years

Russia reopens pre-communist synagogue

After being closed by the communist regime and a decade of restoration work, the Bryansk synagogue has been reopened to the public.

Illinois man arrested for violent threats against synagogue

Suspect charged with hate crime after investigation into series of threats made against Jewish institutions over period of several months.

This is what an $8 million synagogue renovation looks like

Historic Upper West Side synagogue gets elevator, updated security measures.

Barcelona synagogue defaced before Holocaust Remembrance Day

Antisemites spray vile anti-Israel graffiti on one of the oldest synagogues in Europe.

Antisemitic graffiti left on Barcelona's largest synagogue

Graffiti calling for destruction of Israel 'from the river to the sea' painted on facade of the Maimonides Synagogue.

NJ township to make it easier to build synagogues and mikvahs

Zoning ordinance change will finally allow Orthodox communities in Jackson Township to hold services outside of private residences.

Historic Montreal synagogue targeted with swastika graffiti

Antisemitic vandalism of century-old synagogue shocks community, with Jewish leaders calling for city to take action.

The Daily Portion / On coming full circle

Speaking in a synagogue in Rome had a special meaning.

Gdańsk synagogue defaced with swastika and KKK symbol

Police forensics team investigating after facade of Polish city's New Synagogue found to be vandalized with antisemitic symbols.

Los Angeles synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Suspect accused of shooting two Jewish men on consecutive days as they left LA synagogues pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges.

Synagogues - a place for thinking

Congregants don’t always realise that the synagogue, especially in the Diaspora, has to be the centre of people’s Jewishness.

Spanish bar, formerly a church, revealed as medieval synagogue

Archaeologists in Spain have excavated a 14th-century Sephardic synagogue, revealing a women’s section and ritual baths.

Muslim org buys UK synagogue it calls 'place of non-believers'

Islamic group buying Wembley United Synagogue building apologizes after offensive term found on fundraising flyer.

Inartistic synagogues

Why synagogues are less decorative than churches - and what the end of the first book of Moses this Shabbat implies.

Queens synagogue is moving; fate of its storied ark is in limbo

With the impending sale of the Forest Hills Jewish Center building, the fate of its ornate ark remains in doubt.

Acre: Drunk driver rams into synagogue

Acre resident, suspected of driving while intoxicated, is arrested after his vehicle rams into a synagogue, causing damage.

Who destroyed the synagogue in Modi'in Illit?

Resident of Modi'in Illit reportedly destroys synagogue, while desecrating holy books, worshipers say.

Man who threatened to blow up St. Louis synagogue gets 30 months

St. Louis man who told FBI he intended to blow up Reform synagogue while it was holding a service receives 30 month sentence.

Terrorist who set synagogue aflame sentenced to prison

Arab who set fire to synagogue in Mitzpe Ziv agrees to plea bargain, receives fine and prison sentence.

FBI:

Threat to New Jersey synagogues has been mitigated

The FBI identifies man linked to widescale threat against New Jersey synagogues, says he no longer poses a threat to the community.

FBI warns of 'credible threat' to synagogues in New Jersey

FBI tweet calls on synagogues in New Jersey to take security precautions to protect themselves.

Thieves break into Tel Aviv synagogue

Unknown individuals break into Belz synagogue in Tel Aviv, police collect security cameras from the scene.

Taliban approves conservation work on historic Afghan synagogue

16-month restoration project aims to preserve Yu Aw synagogue in Herat, which once had tens of thousands of Jews but now has none.

Romanian initiative offers access to historic synagogues

Romania’s ornate and sometimes crumbling synagogues get new access via virtual tours.

Man walks out of synagogue to ask for quiet - and is killed

Eliyahu Hazan, 59, named as man murdered outside Dimona synagogue.

A new security device might help prevent synagogue attacks

New security measures for Orthodox synagogues will alert them to threats, even on Shabbat.

Fire breaks out in Bnei Brak synagogue

None injured after fire breaks out in building housing synagogue and yeshiva.

New Mexico community working to buy back synagogue

A tiny New Mexico Jewish community is trying to buy back its historic synagogue building.

Torah scrolls saved after fire breaks out in synagogue

Firefighters extinguish flames in nighttime synagogue fire. An investigation is ongoing.

Montana: Jewish community buys back state's first synagogue

After extended campaign, Jewish community buys back Montana’s first synagogue from Catholic Diocese.

Brooklyn synagogue vandalized with Nazi graffiti

Synagogue in Sheepshead Bay with many Holocaust survivors targeted with Hitler graffiti.

At 100 years old, Detroit's last synagogue celebrates a rebirth

Detroit’s last synagogue, now turning 100, hopes to be a beacon of the city’s Jewish communal future.

Historic 100-year old Detroit synagogue gets $5 million makeover

Synagogue in downtown Detroit undergoing modernization to upgrade space to be more accessible and community friendly.

Inscription in India reveals evidence of area's oldest synagogue

Researchers say stone inscription from 13th century shows evidence of ancient synagogue in southern India.