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Behind the Aegis

(56,108 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:29 AM Dec 2024

Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in just over a year

Assailants firebombed a synagogue in a Montreal suburb for the second time in just over a year, the latest in a series of attacks on Canadian Jewish institutions since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel.

As in the other recent attacks on Canadian Jewish sites, no one was injured in the incident.

Mordecai Zeitz, the emeritus rabbi at Congregation Beth Tikvah, a modern Orthodox synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, said the congregants met for morning prayers on Wednesday morning outside the synagogue.

“We were able to recite the morning prayers in an abbreviated way,” he said.”We did not close even if we had to go outside to avoid the fires on the inside, but we had the fires of Jewish identity and Jewish pride very much front and center, in front of the charred doors of the synagogue,” Zeitz told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

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Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in just over a year (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Dec 2024 OP
No words 💔 Hekate Dec 2024 #1
Terrible 😞 Meowmee Dec 2024 #2
Shameful and terribly foul. GeoWilliam750 Dec 2024 #3
Who are these people? Old Crank Dec 2024 #4
That poor synagogue, yikes! Ef the violent bigots electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #5
2nd time this has happened to this synagogue.... Behind the Aegis Dec 2024 #9
I Did see- it was the 2nd time electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #10
According to CTV Montreal, "flames targeted a place of worship" Mosby Dec 2024 #6
Sounds about right. Behind the Aegis Dec 2024 #7
The Luigi Mangione supporters can probably explain why this happens Bonx Dec 2024 #8

Old Crank

(7,078 posts)
4. Who are these people?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:09 AM
Dec 2024

When they catch them do we ever find out their beliefs?
I'm an atheist but I do not carry ill will against people based on their beliefs.
This not right.

Behind the Aegis

(56,108 posts)
9. 2nd time this has happened to this synagogue....
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:16 PM
Dec 2024

...perhaps the third time will be the "charm" and they can kill some Jews.

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