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News Synagogues size up security after Michigan attack amid intensifying risks
Many leaders say they already have defenses of the kind that saved lives at Temple Israel
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Opinion A gunman attacked a Michigan synagogue. Here’s what happens to the community next
Mass violence has effects that linger long after camera crews leave
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Fast Forward A gunman rammed a Michigan synagogue. Its security preparations may have saved lives.
'Everybody flees danger, and our team went straight toward it,' said Rabbi Jen Lader of Temple Israel
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Fast Forward Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack dead after ramming car into temple, police say
No other major injuries were reported at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, a major Reform synagogue that also has a preschool
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News Indiana Jews race to reclaim a synagogue that shaped the Reform movement
The Lafayette congregation pioneered egalitarian prayer and launched national rabbinic leaders. Now locals hope to reclaim the 1867 building before it’s sold
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Opinion American synagogues are being forced into a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety
Jewish federations should fund security so synagogues don’t have to accept the federal government’s conditions, a Philadelphia rabbi urges
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Fast Forward Jewish leaders escalate concerns about unclear political conditions on federal security grants
After months of inquiries from Jewish groups and lawmakers, the federal government has yet to clarify whether immigration and DEI policies could affect synagogue security funding
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
An urban synagogue in South Philadelphia is growing fast by defying expectations — and has become a closely watched experiment in American Jewish life
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