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Fast Forward Individual who threatened synagogues in New Jersey identified by law enforcement
Officials say suspect was 'neutralized' and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants Friday evening services to proceed as usual
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News Former Ohio National Guardsman accused of threatening Jewish school charged with selling ghost guns
In a Discord group chat, Thomas Develin allegedly posted a photo of himself holding a handgun captioned: ‘I’m at a Jewish school and about to make it everyone’s problem’
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Opinion We know what works in protecting synagogues. Now Congress needs to fund it
Antisemitic incidents in America have been on the rise in recent years, and 2022 is already off to a terrible start: a gunman took four people hostage inside a Texas synagogue, Jews have been physically attacked in the streets of Brooklyn, and several synagogues and other Jewish organizations across the country have received bomb threats….
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Fast Forward Rabbi held hostage in synagogue attack will testify on Capitol Hill
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi taken hostage in his Texas synagogue during Shabbat prayer services, is expected to testify before a House committee Tuesday on the need for increased security funding for synagogues and other vulnerable nonprofits. Cytron-Walker credited security training he received with helping to save his and his congregants’ lives last month. After…
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Opinion I’m a pulpit rabbi. This is the true cost of keeping synagogues safe
In the aftermath of the hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, every Jewish institution in America, no matter the size, is once again reckoning with the overwhelming financial, material and spiritual costs of keeping our communities safe in a country where weapons of mass murder are available off the shelf at Walmart. I’m a…
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News The Jewish world’s top security official says it’s time to address bias in synagogue protection
Securing Jewish institutions has rarely been this complicated: There’s the question of reopening, a spike in anti-Semitic activity online — which security experts worry could translate to physical attacks — and the pressing national conversation about racism in policing, and the Jewish community’s relationship to police. The Secure Community Network is the Jewish organization at…
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News Three Ways You Can Keep Your Synagogue Safe During The High Holidays
The High Holidays are here. Synagogues will swell with their biggest crowds of the year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But in the wake of the Pittsburgh and Poway shootings in the past year, and amid a nation-wide uptick in anti-Semitic incidents, American Jewish communities are on edge. What role can you, as a…
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Dec 7, 2022
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A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.