Richmond rabbi calls for peace after hate crime attack on Michigan synagogue
By Jamal Williams
Published on March 13, 2026.
A man drove a truck into the front doors of a Michigan synagogue on March 12, causing a hate crime attack that left 140 children inside the building uninjured. The attacker, who recently became a naturalized citizen, had previously posted about his relatives being killed during Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. Rabbi Dovid Asher of Keneseth Beth Israel, expressed his frustration over such incidents and called for unity and support from other Jewish communities. He also highlighted the need for strong allies to stand up to hatred and to speak truth to power.
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