After the Friday night Hanukkah service, Rabbi Goodstein invited everyone into the synagogue’s small cafeteria, where, at the entrance, two members invited attendees to vote on their favorite latke condiment: sour cream or applesauce.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/12/14/anchorages-local-hanukkah-gatherings-shine-light-on-tradition-and-food/

Congregation Beth Israel’s board of directors had voted to support the plea deal after being consulted by prosecutors, according to a message sent to all members Thursday by the synagogue’s rabbi, president and executive director.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/542661/man-pleads-guilty-to-hate-crime-in-2021-arson-that-damaged-austin-texas-synagogue/

Investigators working the scene on Tuesday morning found pieces of a broken bottle, burn marks on the synagogue’s front door, a “smile fire” burning at the back door of the Jewish community center across the street, and no traces of “Islamophobia.”

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2023/11/10/justin-trudeau-rails-against-islamophobia-after-gun-attack-montreal-jewish-schools/

So, because we hold truth as a value, we will discuss dropping those words from our synagogue’s Prayer for the United States of America.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/columns/dennis-prager/2023/02/07/why-my-synagogue-may-change-its-prayer-for-america-n1668430

The synagogue’s protective gate — erected to protect the building during terror threats in recent decades — was hung with about 40 posters bearing the names and photos of people kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas, including a six month old baby.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/565121/hundreds-of-germans-form-human-shield-to-protect-synagogue-as-residents-report-antisemitic-incidents/