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
 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.

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

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

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

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

Iran behind antisemitic arson attacks in Australia, Iranian diplomats expelled


'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.

Three firebombs hurled at Russian synagogue for second arson attack this year

The previous July 10, 2024, attack saw vandals set fire to the synagogue's electrical box

In second arson attack in year, three firebombs hurled at Russian synagogue.

Two men wounded in brawl at synagogue in northern Israel during Shabbat services

One of them was stabbed and the other sustained a head injury.

 Medical teams waiting for the arrival of injured people from the scene of a missile attack, at the Ziv Medical center in Tzfat, northern Israel, November 6, 2024.

Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike

“This sacred building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, served as a place of prayer, hope, and spiritual strength for the Jewish community of Odesa,” wrote Rabbi Moshe Azman.

A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Australian police arrest suspect in December arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

Giovanni Laulu, 21, of Melbourne, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion that he had set fire to the Adass Israel Synagogue.

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

Religious institutions may endorse candidates in US, undoing a longstanding ban by IRS

The IRS has decreed that rabbis and other clergy members in the United States may endorse candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exemptions.

 A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C., United States, on May 28, 2025.