Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue on March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
A person reacts during Yizkor, a Jewish prayer service for the dead, to demand a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, on Yom Kippur in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Beth Israel Congregation President Zach Shemper stands for a portrait in front of the synagogue’s closed entrance on Jan. 13, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates, File)
Followers of Jewish faith pray over Roaring Brook celebrating the Rosh Hashanah holiday in Scranton, Pa., Sept. 30, 2019. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — As the High Holy Days approach, rabbis in the United States say their congregations are deeply unsettled by antisemitic threats and aware of sharp divisions in their own communities. But many are also determined to embrace the coming days of celebration and reflection.
