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(Updated at 10:30 p.m.) Police responded to a bomb threat at an Arlington synagogue tonight. Arlington County police were dispatched to Congregation Etz Hayim, along Route 50 in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, around 5:30 p.m. Initial reports suggest that someone texted a crisis hotline that they had placed a bomb at the synagogue and were
No evidence of a crime was found at Congregation Etz Hayim on Friday night after a suspect claimed to have placed a bomb at the synagogue.
Responding to conflict in the Middle East, some members of Arlington's faith community have turned to prayer and fasting, as well as organizing and fundraising. Some doing this work say they are focused on building bridges.
The Israel Center of Conservative Judaism in Fresh Meadows was packed to the brim Sunday night as nine Queens synagogues joined forces for an emergency vigil, during which community members
MENACHEM WECKER (September 26, 2023 / JNS) Each of 11 Jewish organizations in Queens, N.Y., is slated to receive $150,000—for a combined $1.65 million—in funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) announced on Tuesday. That amount is the maximum awarded per institution under the program, the […]