#synagogues — Public Fediverse posts

"#Synagogues across the #US are having congregants train to be volunteer #security teams as #antisemitic #assaults hit record levels and #Jewish gathering places face increasing threats.

Driving the news: The front doorways of many synagogues are becoming both a place of welcome and a security checkpoint — a sign of how #antisemitism is reshaping Jewish life in #America.

The traditional practice of hiring a guard for High Holy Days services, installing cameras and calling police if something happens, is giving way to more complex, layered security systems.

It doesn't mean that we're ninjas ... [or] law enforcement officers, but everybody can have a role to play," said Rusty Rosenthal, a retired FBI agent who leads #JShield, the #JewishFederation of Greater Washington's security arm in the D.C. area."

https://www.axios.com/2026/08/08/synagogues-security-teams-jews

An intermarried couple joins a synagogue. What are the boundaries for participating in Jewish prayer services? The answer varies significantly among Jewish denominations

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/the-role-of-non-jews-in-the-synagogue/

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