Synagogue

Cleveland-area Jews are about to lose an iconic mid-century synagogue building - opinion

I will miss the Fairmount Temple building after it’s gone. But I’ll also miss the way it embodied the architect's insights about the need for sacred space.

The interior of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio, designed by the architect Percival Goodman. The building has been sold and the property is slated to become senior housing.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

New York State passes buffer zone legislation protecting synagogues from harassment

International spiritual leaders stand on stage at a Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast event at the Knesset auditorium marking 600 days since the start of the war, May 28, 2025.

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at 10: Moral Courage of Christians Needed as Jews Face Danger

Daniel Mead with US Attorney Rivetti, Officer Smidga, Tree of Life survivors, and PBP Chief Lando.

Retired police officer awarded for bravery during Tree of Life shooting


FBI, sheriffs arrest Alabama man, seize weapons after threats of violence against synagogues

An Alabama man was arrested after allegedly planning violent attacks against synagogues across several states. Authorities say he stockpiled weapons and ammunition.

Authorities seize guns and ammunition from Alabama resident linked with credible threats against synagogues, October 27, 2025.

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.

Beyond the beaches and medieval walls: Discovering Jewish Rhodes

From airport signs, restaurant menus on buzzing streets, and business cards in Hebrew, an Israeli visitor can almost feel at home in Rhodes.

KAHAL SHALOM Synagogue.

Rabbi escapes minutes before Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue

Russian missile strikes Ukrainian synagogue; Chabad rabbi escapes minutes earlier

Kherson synagogue damaged by Russian missile

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

A Russian drone strike hit a synagogue and residential buildings in Kyiv’s Podil district, reportedly wounding four people and causing major roof damage.

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

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.