Current sectionU.S. NewsThe Department of Justice said Larry Montes, from the Bronx, allegedly struck a woman and assaulted a security guard at the synagogue during Shabbat service. His aunt told the New York Post he was 'mentally traumatized because of his desire to belong to [Judaism]'Share 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 formatSubscribeBen Kroll07:57 PM • August 19 2026 IDTA man arrested last week by New York police for violently disrupting Shabbat services at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan, was charged Tuesday with two federal hate crimes, the Justice Department announced. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:JudaismAntisemitismIsrael - IranReform JewsMental HealthSynagoguesZohran MamdaniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankFlorida DemocratsYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Plan to Pulp the Middle EastPolice Allow Right-wing Activist in Uniform to Police Anti-gov't ProtestsGermany's Merz Condemns Ben-Gvir as His Allies Say Sanctions 'Long Overdue'Three Israeli Arab Parties Announce Joint Slate Ahead of Knesset ElectionA Few Good Women: Photos of Israelis Protesting the War While Most Stay SilentRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in Argentina'We're Not Nazis. This Isn't an Extermination Machine as During the Holocaust'So Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?Reality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies