Rabbi Credits Training for Saving Lives and Says Michigan Synagogue Attack "Could Have Been a Far Worse Tragedy"

With years of planning and a ‘bit of luck,’ Michigan temple averted tragedy

As small-scale attacks target houses of worship, law enforcement and religious leaders are prepared but anxious about what’s next.

Before Recent Attack, Michigan Synagogue Had Been Bolstering Its Security

The Michigan synagogue attacked this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had spent months strengthening security, hiring a veteran police lieutenant as security director and conducting active shooter training.

Synagogue security heightened in Flint after West Bloomfield attack

Worship leaders in Mid-Michigan say the incident could have been much worse if not for safety and security measures already in place.

'It was Hate. Plain And Simple': Whitmer On MI Synagogue Attack

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke Friday morning at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.

LDS Church laments attack at Michigan’s Jewish temple; security tightened at Utah synagogues

Latter-day Saint leaders expressed sympathy to the Jewish community after an attacker rammed his car into a Detroit-area synagogue this week — and noted the parallel to a fiery assault on one of their own Michigan churches last fall.

Rabbi credits security training for saving lives in West Bloomfield synagogue attack

The rabbi of Temple Israel said the attack on Temple Israel synagogue could have been far worse if it wasn't for the staff's security training.