Current sectionJewish WorldShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeTemple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, days after the March 2026 terror attack Credit: Emily ElconinRebuilding the synagogue after the car-ramming attack has been a multi-million affair, not least because of the new security needs. The attack was 'one more reason for there to be mistrust between communities,' Rabbi Bennet saysEtan Nechin West Bloomfield, Michigan12:20 AM • August 04 2026 IDTRabbi Josh Bennet moves quickly through Temple Israel, stepping around construction crews rebuilding the synagogue after the March car-ramming attack and shootout.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismReform JudaismJews in AmericaAntisemitismSynagoguesCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFrom Mossad to Defense Tech: David Barnea Joins Ondas as ChairmanUnfit to Serve: Israel's Defense Minister Crossed Another Red LineMonths After Temple Israel Attack, Rabbi Feels Like in an 'Alternate Universe'Poll: Jewish Opposition One Short of Majority, Likud and Eisenkot TiedTrump Says Iran Talks Are Underway 'Right Now' After Tehran Denies NegotiationsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates
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Rebuilding the synagogue after the car-ramming attack has been a multi-million affair, not least because of the new security needs. The attack was 'one more reason for there to be mistrust between communities,' Rabbi Bennet says







