Police have arrested a suspect believed to be behind a series of thefts targeting tefillin, mezuzos, and other tashmishei kedusha from shuls in Ashdod and several other cities, bringing a significant development in a case that has troubled worshippers for weeks. The arrest comes approximately a week and a half after an investigative report exposed a growing pattern of thefts from batei knesses in Ashdod and elsewhere. Authorities now believe the…
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The suspect, in his 40s, is suspected of entering synagogues in the cities of Beit Shemesh, Netivot and Ashdod, and stealing mezuzahs and tefillin from inside the synagogues.