It’s growing harder to avoid conflict over Israel’s war against Hamas. And that has Bay Area Jews feeling a new kind of unease, one that can quickly cross into fear.
A wave of fake bomb threats have disrupted services, unsettled congregants and raised security concerns as synagogues around the country prep for the High Holidays.
The bomb threat, which ended Friday night Shabbat services at Temple Beth Torah early, is part of a nationwide wave of harassment or synagogues during livestreamed services.