On a recent Thursday morning in suburban Detroit, a man drove a pickup truck loaded with explosives through the front entrance of Temple Israel, the largest Reform synagogue in the United States.

Inside, were more than 100 young children under the age of five. The vehicle smashed through barricades and concrete, racing down a hallway before becoming lodged in the twisted wreckage. The driver began shooting. Security personnel returned fire, and staff moved quickly to evacuate the children, as smoke filled the building from the truck’s engine compartment.

By the time the scene was contained, the only fatality was the attacker. But this horrific incident was a terrifying wake-up call. Without the brave security personnel at Temple Israel, the outcome would have been far worse.

WHAT I TELL JEWISH TEENAGERS DEALING WITH RISING ANTISEMITISM

Violent antisemitism is on the rise — not just beyond our shores, but right here in the United States.

According to the FBI, anti-Jewish hate crime incidents reached 2,086 in 2024, up 4% from 2023 and the highest level on record. That increase comes even after a 361% surge in antisemitic incidents in the three months following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack. As of 2025, Jewish Americans remain the........

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