Current sectionJewish WorldMichigan's Largest Synagogue Is Rebuilding, but Trauma of March Attack Is Here to StayShare 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 ElconinThe car-ramming and shooting attack on Michigan's Reform synagogue in March was 'one more reason for there to be mistrust between communities,' according to Rabbi Josh Bennet. Despite toxic politics and safety concerns, he says the congregation's commitment to Zionism is unwavering12:20 AM • August 04 2026 IDTWEST BLOOMFIELD - Rabbi Josh Bennet moves quickly through Temple Israel, stepping around construction crews rebuilding the synagogue after the March car-ramming attack and shootout.In the NewsThe Time Has Come to Move Beyond Zionism and Become IsraelisIsraelis Abroad Removed From Voter Rolls Ahead of Upcoming ElectionU.S., Iran Trade Conflicting Claims Over Talks as Hormuz Tensions PersistThe Ancient City in Israel That Survived by Being ForgottenHezbollah Disarmament, Pilot Zones: Next Round of Israel-Lebanon Talks UnderwayRemembering 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 VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesTwo 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-Sayed