Detroit

A Lego on the seder plate: Temple Israel calls for new ritual object after attack

“This Passover, we’re adding something new to our Seder plates: a single Lego block,” Temple Israel wrote in a post on Facebook.

APRIL 1, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in Detroit holds Lego blocks, urging families to add the children’s toy to their Seder plates in the wake of a recent attack on the synagogue.

School buses and emergency vehicles are parked near the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026.

Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism, FBI confirms

41-year-old Ayman Ghalazi filled his truck with fireworks before ramming it into the Detroit area's largest synagogue around midday on March 12.

MARCH 30, 2026|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom attends the inauguration of new installations at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of the prison’s transformation plan, in San Quentin, California, US, February 20, 2026.

Grapevine, March 20, 2026: A legislative battle against Jews

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 20, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Members of a delegation fo 250 state legislators from 50 US states plant saplings at Park Ofakim after a ceremony by KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF doubles antisemitism budget after attempted attack on Detroit synagogue

The organization said the decision came in response to what it described as a growing wave of antisemitic violence and terror targeting Jewish communities worldwide.

MARCH 15, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

This week in history: First public radio broadcast

Detroit radio station WWJ reached 30 homes.

AUGUST 20, 2010ByDANIEL BENSADOUN

Veterans: A rich passion for Israel

Larry Rich, 64 From Detroit, to Austria, to Kibbutz Deganya Alef, 1972

JUNE 25, 2010ByABIGAIL KLEIN

Flying is safer than you think

In spite of the Christmas near-miss over Detroit, the real risk of flying is truly tiny, with or without the added terror scare.

JANUARY 28, 2010ByEDWARD H. KAPLAN, BOAZ GOLANY

Flying is safer than you think

In spite of the Christmas near-miss over Detroit, the real risk of flying is truly tiny, with or without the added terror scare.

JANUARY 27, 2010ByEDWARD H. KAPLAN, BOAZ GOLANY

Shabbat Goy: Did you write this yourself, sir?

Commentators are actively advocating the 'Israelification' of international airports, but is this actually the way to go?

JANUARY 25, 2010ByAKIN AJAYI

Munich airport closed after bomb scare

Airport security instrument alerts officials to possible explosives as man's laptop was being checked.

JANUARY 20, 2010ByAP

Munich airport closed after bomb scare

Airport security instrument alerts officials to possible explosives as man's laptop was being checked.

JANUARY 20, 2010ByAP