Historic Tiferet Yisrael synagogue in Jerusalem rebuilt, set to open in 2024
Established in 1872, it dominated the skyline of the Old City’s Jewish Quarter until its destruction after the Jordanian Army captured the Old City during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.
Hunter Biden prays in synagogue for God’s justice
Despite not being Jewish, Hunter was called upon to read the traditional Jewish prayer for the nation. He wore a tallit (prayer shawl) and kippah (skull cap) for the occasion.
Second Temple-era synagogue unearthed in Black Sea region
The Jewish house of worship was part of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria.
Is Germany’s ‘Churmosquagogue’ trying to replace Isaiah’s ‘House of prayer for all nations’?
“The idea is pretty simple,” said Roland Stolte, a Christian theologian who helped start the project. “We wanted to build a house of prayer and learning, where these three religions could co-exist while each retaining their own identity.”
NYC Mayor Threatens to Shut Down Synagogues, Churches: But not Mosques
“If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,”
Miracle: Tank Missile Fired from Egypt Narrowly Misses Synagogue in Israel
A mortar shell landed on Saturday morning in the southern Israeli town of Bnei Netzarim near the Israeli-Egyptian border, causing damage to vehicles and to a civilian structure in the town
San Diego Synagogue Shooting: One Killed, Three Wounded as Worshipers Listen to Priestly Blessing
A 19-year old man perpetrated the second synagogue shooting in six months.
Sderot Residents Among Wounded in California Synagogue Shooting
Speaking from his hospital bed, Almog Peretz attributes his instinct to protect children to years of running to shelter from Gaza rockets in his hometown of Sderot.
1,600-Year-Old Inscription Blesses Wealthy Estate Owner
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a 1,600-year-old inscription recording the blessing of a wealthy Samaritan owner. The inscription was in an excavation being made of a new neighborhood at Tzur Natan in Samaria in central Israel.
Synagogue in Jerusalem Neighborhood Desecrated, Considered Hate Crime
Worshippers arrived at a Jerusalem synagogue for morning prayers on Tuesday to discover that it had been vandalized, with Torah scrolls and Jewish artifacts thrown on the floor.
