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2 more Toronto-area synagogues hit with gunfire on Shabbat, raising alarm among local Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Two more synagogues in the Toronto area experienced gunfire attacks on Shabbat, heightening concern in the local Jewish community. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish InstitutionsHate CrimeCanadaSafetyTorontoSecuritySynagogue AttacksGun Violence

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Two more Toronto synagogues were hit with gunfire on Shabbat, making three struck since last week."
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
"A shooter fired through the glass doors of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in the Thornhill neighborhood, at about 11:45 p.m. Friday."
North York, Ontario, Canada
"Just 30 minutes later, a shooter approached the Orthodox Shaarei Shomayim congregation in North York, about 6 miles south, and fired multiple rounds at the entrance."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"In 2024, two Jewish girls schools in Montreal were shot one week apart."

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