A Lego on the seder plate: Temple Israel calls for new ritual object after attack
By Grace Gilson (JTA) At Temple Israel in suburban Detroit, where congregants are still reeling from last month’s attack in which a man drove a vehicle…
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A gunman rammed a Michigan synagogue. Its security preparations may have saved lives.
by Grace Gilson, Asaf Shalev, Jackie Hajdenberg, Joseph Strauss (JTA) — The suspected assailant, armed with rifles and smoke bombs, who rammed into Temple Israel…
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack identified as Ayman Ghazali, an immigrant from Lebanon
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The Department of Homeland Security has identified the man killed while attacking a suburban Detroit synagogue as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali,…
Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to gold medal in Olympic hockey
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Despite Canada’s heartbreaking overtime loss to the U.S. in the Olympic gold-medal game on February 22, Edmonton Oilers Captain Connor …
Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Eli Sharabi’s memoir “Hostage,” recounting his experience in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, has been named Book…