Synagogue

Rock that ‘kiddush’: How to throw a memorable, successful synagogue kiddush

So how do you make a kiddush that people will talk about for years to come? Here are some ideas to start your creative kiddush juices flowing like grape juice!

An illustrative image of a kiddush.
KAHAL SHALOM Synagogue.

Beyond the beaches and medieval walls: Discovering Jewish Rhodes

Kherson synagogue damaged by Russian missile

Rabbi escapes minutes before Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue

Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman outside Podil synagogue in Kyiv after a Russian drone damaged the building, October 22, 2025.

WATCH: Russian drone attack damages Kyiv synagogue, chief rabbi announces


Donors fund synagogue renovation at COGAT's Erez base near Gaza border, manned by haredi soldiers

The synagogue was renovated at COGAT's Erez Coordination and Liaison Administration base near the Gaza border, where the ultra-orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion serves.

IDF soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion attend the inauguration ceremony for the synagogue renovation at the Erez Coordination and Liaison Administration base, October 20, 2025

British Jews betrayed: A survivor’s granddaughter speaks out after synagogue attack - opinion

'For generations, we have seen ourselves as proud participants in the British story, contributing to the nation’s prosperity while embracing its values as our own. Now? I feel betrayed.'

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visit the scene of the deadly attack on Yom Kippur at a Manchester synagogue. Antisemitism is a light sleeper, and Starmer’s spineless appeasement has only stirred it awake, the writer charges.

Three British neo-Nazis jailed for planning attacks on mosques and synagogues

British right-wing extremists were preparing acts of terrorism before being arrested as part of what they belived was an upcoming "race war"

A man looks at floral tributes outside the Manchester synagogue, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur, in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 6, 2025.

Algerian authorities demolish one of last remaining historic synagogues in country's capital

Local sources said that the demolition had been planned for several years but was delayed due to interventions from an unspecified foreign embassy.

The Chaloum Lebar synagogue in “Bab El Oued” in Algiers, Algeria.

Second man arrested in connection to defacement of three Halifax synagogues, police announce

Halifax police arrested a second man for vandalizing three synagogues with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti, facing multiple charges including incitement to hatred.

Halifax synagogues were vandalized.

Kyiv Jewish man doused with pepper spray outside synagogue

A Jewish man was attacked with pepper spray outside a Kyiv synagogue, in what Chabad called a “deliberate, cruel and prepared antisemitic act.”

 A ODESAN JEW prays in the Chabad Odesa synagogue.

Minneapolis synagogue targeted with antisemitic, pro-Hamas graffiti on Oct. 7 anniversary

A Minneapolis synagogue was vandalized with Hamas graffiti targeting “Zionists” on the Oct. 7 anniversary, sparking outrage and a police probe.

Graffiti was spraypainted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Oct. 7, 2025, the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack in Israel.

Many NYC congregations rent their space. As real estate prices soar, how do they find a home?

Congregations often have very specific needs: enough space, walking distance, and availability. In Manhattan's soaring real estate market, finding a space to rent has become all the more difficult.

JCC photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images; For Rent photo by Paige Taylor White

Manchester synagogue terrorist called police mid-attack to pledge fealty to ISIS

Investigators are now "more confident " than ever that Jihad al-Shamie, the terrorist who killed two in the Yom Kippur attack, was influenced by extreme Islamist ideology.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the site of the Manchester synagogue attack, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025.

From October 7 to Manchester: Jewish blood is spilled again in Europe - opinion

Antisemitism does not begin with bullets; it begins with words.

A VIGIL, organized by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, is held to honor victims of the synagogue attack last week. Two years after the October 7 massacre in Israel, the same hatred has claimed lives in Europe, the writer laments.

NYC synagogue hosts Catholic archbishop, Sandy Koufax jersey, marking 60-year US Jewry milestones

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove surprised his New York congregation on Yom Kippur with Sandy Koufax’s jersey and a visit from Archbishop Timothy Dolan.

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, left, and Archbishop Timothy Dolan speak during Park Avenue Synagogue's Yom Kippur services in New York City, Oct. 2, 2025.