Though it was thwarted, director of Community Security Initiative says Michigan synagogue attack may be a 'tipping point' toward 'Europeanization of security' for American Jewry

State education department says district failed to send letters to families and staff condemning antisemitism, carry out staff training or hold student assemblies on hatred of Jews

US president says regime change 'will happen, but maybe not immediately,' also says Putin may be helping Iran 'a little bit'; US reportedly sends 2,200 Marines to Middle East

With some ex-captives released as recently as this past October, the sirens and missile attacks stir up traumatic experiences, especially for those held underground in Hamas tunnels

6 salvos target large swaths of country, with IDF working to improve early warning system; schools to resume in lower-threat areas; army says warplane almost shot down during war

TV report says ex-minister and longtime confidant of PM to lead negotiations, though Israel has rebuffed Lebanese efforts to engage directly, with Beirut even floating normalization

Damage but no injuries reported as IDF dispatches search and rescue forces to impact site in northern community amid concurrent Iranian and Hezbollah attacks on Israel

The collective of Jewish Mandarin speakers formed two years ago through an only-in-NYC tale of serendipity and Jewish geography, and now meets monthly