Synagogue

Building bridges through music: Hanna Yaffe’s life of faith and dialogue

Singer and storyteller Hanna Yaffe blends Orthodox faith, music, and interfaith dialogue to build bridges across cultures and beliefs.

Hanna Yaffe sings and plays guitar.
  OneFamily group photo in Cyprus.

Concert unites community with music for OneFamily victims in Ra'anana

 THE NEATLY tucked-away Antopol Martyrs Synagogue.

Grapevine: Jewish-Irish eyes are smiling

A rabbi and defendant in a court case appears in the district court in Tiergarten, Berlin, January. 16, 2026.

Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and sexual coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel


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.

Kyiv Jewish man doused with pepper spray outside synagogue

A Jewish man was attacked with pepper spray outside a Kyiv synagogue, in what Chabad called a “deliberate, cruel and prepared antisemitic act.”

 A ODESAN JEW prays in the Chabad Odesa synagogue.

Minneapolis synagogue targeted with antisemitic, pro-Hamas graffiti on Oct. 7 anniversary

A Minneapolis synagogue was vandalized with Hamas graffiti targeting “Zionists” on the Oct. 7 anniversary, sparking outrage and a police probe.

Graffiti was spraypainted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Oct. 7, 2025, the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack in Israel.

Many NYC congregations rent their space. As real estate prices soar, how do they find a home?

Congregations often have very specific needs: enough space, walking distance, and availability. In Manhattan's soaring real estate market, finding a space to rent has become all the more difficult.

JCC photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images; For Rent photo by Paige Taylor White

Manchester synagogue terrorist called police mid-attack to pledge fealty to ISIS

Investigators are now "more confident " than ever that Jihad al-Shamie, the terrorist who killed two in the Yom Kippur attack, was influenced by extreme Islamist ideology.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the site of the Manchester synagogue attack, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025.

From October 7 to Manchester: Jewish blood is spilled again in Europe - opinion

Antisemitism does not begin with bullets; it begins with words.

A VIGIL, organized by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, is held to honor victims of the synagogue attack last week. Two years after the October 7 massacre in Israel, the same hatred has claimed lives in Europe, the writer laments.

NYC synagogue hosts Catholic archbishop, Sandy Koufax jersey, marking 60-year US Jewry milestones

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove surprised his New York congregation on Yom Kippur with Sandy Koufax’s jersey and a visit from Archbishop Timothy Dolan.

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, left, and Archbishop Timothy Dolan speak during Park Avenue Synagogue's Yom Kippur services in New York City, Oct. 2, 2025.

1,500-year-old synagogue uncovered in Golan Heights nature reserve

Excavations in the Golan Heights have revealed a 1,500-year-old synagogue built of basalt and hewn stone, offering rare evidence of Jewish continuity in the region.

Avigail Rosenbaum Bracha, field manager of the synagogue area near Mashkof and Tabula Anasta.

'I'm scared to go to the synagogue,' Manchester synagogue terror attack survivors speak to NYT

Survivors of the Yom Kippur terror attack in Manchester describe fear, grief, and rising antisemitism as police tighten security across the city.

People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

This week's Torah portion contains lessons to learn amid the Yom Kippur Manchester attack - opinion

Ha’azinu calls us to remember history and understand generational change - for Jews, to strengthen our mesorah; for nations, to confront the consequences of their actions before it is too late.

People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025