Synagogue

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to create safe spaces around synagogues

“Every Californian should be able to walk into a synagogue, church, mosque, or other house of worship without fear,” Newsom said in a statement. 

Potential 2028 presidential candidate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an event held by the state Democratic Party at the Clubhouse at King's Grant in Summerville, South Carolina, Sept. 3, 2026.
Sunkist Fruit Gems, the popular kosher candy known for being thrown during b’nai mitzvah services and produced in Northern California, are being discontinued.

In Memoriam: Mourning the death of Sunkist Fruit Gems - opinion

Police officers talk near the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2026.

Ontario Jewish community saddened, but not shocked, by synagogue shooting

A view of "Kol Haneshama" synagogue building in Jerusalem on July 8, 2013.

Three minors arrested under suspicion of repeated vandalism against Jerusalem Reform synagogue


Fire breaks out at former London synagogue in latest attack against UK Jews

Police are investigating the incident's connections with a spate of other attacks against the UK's Jewish and Israeli communities.

A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Keeping time: How Jews preserved ritual and hope in the Holocaust’s darkest days

Yad Vashem exhibition chronicles the times and lives of Jewish communities before and during the Holocaust.

A Hanukkah candlelighting ceremony at the Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands, December 1943.

Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues

York Regional Police announced on Wednesday that they were seeking the public's assistance in identifying the assailant, described as a thin, over-6-foot-tall black male youth with curly hair.

Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues, May 1, 2026.

Two charged for terrorism after arson attack against Skopje synagogue

A door and courtyard were charred by flames in the April 12 attack, which was described by community members as the first such incident in Macedonia's modern history.

Synagogue targeted in first such arson attack in modern N. Macedonian history, April 12, 2026.

A synagogue helped Palestinians raise money for Gaza, and found common ground over falafel

North Carolina's Beth El synagogue had previously backed relief efforts for Israel, but a Tuesday event was the first time the congregation participated in a Palestinian-led fundraiser for Gaza.

Dr. David Hasan, the founder of The Gaza Children Village, speaks at Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 28, 2026.

US soldier charged for threatening to ‘kill every single Jew’ inside of a synagogue

22-year-old Jakob Marcoulier was arrested on Thursday after threatening to "kill every single Jew" in a synagogue.

US Army insginia can be seen worn by a soldier on July 28, 2021.

Assault outside synagogue, rock thrown through Judaica shop window raise Toronto Jews’ concerns

Both incidents took place in broad daylight, with no suspects having yet been identified in either case.

Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026.

Vaughan congregant punched by man who attempted to force way into synagogue

According to the police and the synagogue, the victim did not suffer serious injuries. The man had attempted to maneuver past synagogue security but was unsuccessful.

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) looks on during the Canada Day Celebrations in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, 2025.

Teens in two states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, and an unnamed 16-year-old boy, of Houston, Texas, were arrested in relation to a planned attack against Congregation Beth Israel.

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.

North Carolina woman arrested for plotting 'mass casualty event' at Houston synagogue

The Houston congregation had shut down, alongside a Jewish day school, following undisclosed threats.

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.