On Yom Kippur eve, a glass object was thrown into the Kol HaNeshama synagogue and a window screen was torn; after holiday prayers the next day, vandals tore down a Pride flag; one suspect arrested

Israeli actress donates her $1 million Genesis Prize, prompting another $2 million in matching donations for two dozen nonprofits treating trauma and supporting frontline mental health professionals

Sean Ward, 29, opened fire outside Belleville’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue as about 25 worshippers gathered for Kol Nidre; one officer was seriously wounded, while Ontario’s solicitor general said police prevented a ‘massacre in the making’

Nearly 90% say they would observe shiva after losing an immediate relative, including 74% of secular respondents; 71% say a traditional Jewish funeral matters to them, 86% visit graves after shiva or shloshim, and just 2% prefer high-density burial

Deborah told lawmakers the Yavne’el wedding went ahead without her after police intervened, and she learned of her daughter’s pregnancy through a health fund alert; committee chair Meirav Cohen warned the cases may be only the ‘tip of the iceberg’