A synagogue is a holy place, and one must conduct oneself within it with reverence • It is designated for sacred matters, for prayer and Torah • Whoever uses it for secular purposes, or behaves within it in a secular manner, disgraces its sanctity.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu urges Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, government ministers, to advance establishment of a synagogue on the Temple Mount. 'The time has come.'
Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, slams worshipers who arrive at synagogue by car.
A suspected arson attack on a former east London synagogue has sparked a counter-terror probe, amid growing concerns over a series of incidents targeting Jewish communities across the city.
18-year-old held on $10M bond after alleged plot to attack a Reform synagogue in Houston and “kill as many Jews as possible".
Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed due to unspecified threats.
Police confirm suspects 'threw two bottles, suspected to contain petrol, and a brick at the building', call on any witnesses to come forward.
Iran claims synagogue in Tehran was ‘completely destroyed’ by US-Israeli strike.
Long Island town ordered to pay $19M after blocking Chabad synagogue construction.
ISIS calls for arson attacks on synagogues worldwide in revenge for 'closure' of Al-Aqsa mosque.
New York City Council passes legislation creating protective perimeters around houses of worship and schools to combat antisemitism and ensure safe access during protests.
A synagogue is a place that a Jewish community has designated as a place of prayer to God. It played a central role in preserving Jewish identity throughout the exile, serving as a kind of spiritual extension that continues from the Temple and the Land of Israel. Using it for mundane purposes or behaving in it in a mundane manner desecrates its sanctity.
A video circulated on social media in which a group calling itself 'Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia' claims responsibility for the arson.
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli sent an urgent letter this week to the Prime Minister of Canada following spate of antisemitic violence.
Canada will allocate $10 million to help Jewish institutions strengthen security after gunfire struck three Toronto-area synagogues.
Police close street, open investigation, after explosion occurs near synagogue in Liège, Belgium.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich promises to order quick response to damage at site of Beit Shemesh missile strike, with goal of rebuilding synagogue as soon as possible.
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region.
By seating the elders at the front of the synagogue, the entire congregation bestows honor upon the Torah and its Sages. Although we find various communities that practiced not seating the rabbis in the “east," it is proper to return to the original custom-in order to honor the Torah and increase its influence.
Ashaadibi community launches appeal to raise £3.5 million in nine months.
A serious antisemitic incident was reported in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, where unidentified vandals sprayed Nazi slogans and swastikas on the gate of the community synagogue.
Rubble of Pasadena synagogue destroyed in wildfire is vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti.
Winnipeg man charged with 14 counts of mischief after hate‑related graffiti hit a synagogue, mosque, and other sites, as police investigate motive and consider possible hate‑crime charges.
The Israel Land Authority has demanded the eviction of the "Ezrat Achim" synagogue in Nes Ziona. The worshippers are opposed and warn: "We will fight in every way."
Historic Kingsbrook Synagogue, originally slated for destruction in Brooklyn development plan, to remain standing.
Police suspect a Tel Aviv resident broke into a synagogue five times over the past month by climbing through a window, pushing it open, and entering.
Senior Harvard professor, charged with firing shots near a synagogue on Yom Kippur, agrees to leave US voluntarily before being deported.
During an anti-Israel demonstration, chants of “baby killers,” “Zionist pigs,” and “scum of the earth” were heard. Two suspects were arrested.
Rome synagogue memorial for 2-year-old killed in 1982 Palestinian terror attack vandalized.
Elijah King, 36, arraigned on federal charges after threatening to bomb synagogues near San Luis Obispo. DOJ says he posted antisemitic rhetoric and faces up to 15 years in prison.
NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch apologizes for allowing ‘turmoil’ outside synagogue.
London police move an anti-Israel protest away from St. John’s Wood Synagogue after activists were urged to appear “visibly Jewish.”
Clal building, synagogue, set aflame in central Jerusalem; police arrest suspect.
Historic 'Shalom Lebahar' synagogue in Algiers destroyed after authorities claim it poses a risk to passersby.
Vandals spray-paint 'F*** Zionism,' 'Al-Aqsa Flood,' on Minneapolis synagogue, police investigating. 'Pure antisemitism.'
Manhattan synagogue says it won’t host Mamdani on Yom Kippur, following mayoral candidate’s Rosh Hashanah service in Brooklyn.
After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus, Syria.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the reopening of the Reichenbachstrasse Synagogue in Munich, expresses shock at the rise of antisemitism in the country, highlighting anti-Jewish sentiment among some Muslim immigrants and admitting: "For too long, we turned a blind eye."
Eighth antisemitic attack in Golders Green, London, targets synagogue, children's nursery.
Ahead of mayoral election, Brooklyn synagogue demands voter registration to attend High Holiday services.
The spike could have been used to harm staff at the prison.
Major Jewish groups urge synagogues to seek federal security grants despite Trump’s terms.
Three masked suspects vandalize Santiago, Chile, synagogue as worshipers attend prayers.
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai dismisses accusations that the municipality threatened Orthodox synagogues over a disputed contract clause, says clause was amended in coordination with synagogue officials.
Deputy Mayor Haim Goren says controversial clauses in synagogue contracts were removed long ago, stresses city has no agenda against synagogues.
Tel Aviv Municipality requires some 130 synagogues to sign contracts obligating them to provide services 'to all residents regardless of belief,' which synagogue leaders are calling 'secular coercion in the name of equality.'
"The police are investigating, checking the security cameras and hope to find the suspect," the community reported.
A 25-year-old man stabbed and another injured in head after altercation at Kadita synagogue; suspects arrested hours later.
Friday morning fire destroys Congregation Beth El Chabad in Rutherford, New Jersey; synagogue determined 'complete loss.'
Historic Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in Odessa severely damaged by a Russian drone strike, which sparked a large fire; local rabbi condemns the attack.
Officials, including British Columbia Premier David Eby and Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger, condemn vandalism of the Congregation Emanu-el Synagogue in Victoria, Canada’s oldest surviving synagogue.
Rabbi Binyamin Hamra describes the magnitude of the miracle: "In a miraculous turn of events, precisely during the minutes when no worshippers were in the synagogue, the terrible explosion occurred, and no one was injured."
Synagogue at impact site in Holon sustains damage due to missile strike, bystanders help the caretaker remove the Torah scrolls to a safe location. Watch.
Michael Farca emerged unscathed after entering Chabad of Greenvale to rescue the congregation's Torah scroll during a fire as congregants prayed outside.
The ark in Rishon LeZion spans an area of 120 square meters, measuring 20 meters in length and 6.5 meters in height.
President Isaac Herzog expresses shock after Jewish institutions in Paris were vandalized over Shabbat, urges French authorities to act swiftly and protect the community.
Four Jewish institutions in Paris defaced overnight with green paint, including two synagogues and a Holocaust memorial.
Rare 19th-century synagogue in Inowłódź, Poland, which survived the Holocaust and preserved Jewish architectural elements and inscriptions, and now operates as a supermarket, sustained major fire damage.
Federal security grants to synagogues are resuming after two-month Trump freeze.
Hate crimes against Jews 'jump off the page' and account for 62% of all hate crimes in NYC, says the commanding officer of the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
