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Temple Israel rabbi criticizes Michigan Senate candidate for ‘offensive’ remarks about attack

April 10, 2026April 11, 2026Sara Wood

A rabbi at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, has publicly chastised a candidate for U.S. Senate in her state who grew up near the temple, for what she said was an “offensive” response to the recent attack on her synagogue. Rabbi Jen Lader criticized Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and former county health executive, for […]

Relief, gratitude and anger surge among Detroit-area Jews following Temple Israel attack

March 13, 2026March 14, 2026Sara Wood

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan — When the lockdown was lifted at Temple Israel on Thursday afternoon, David and Nancy Gad-Harf took their dog for a walk and witnessed the aftermath. “We saw parents carrying their little kids down the street, to safety,” David Gad-Harf recalled to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. It was an enormous relief for […]