Synagogue Decimated by Hezbollah Rocket

Stand for Israel | November 18, 2024

The damage caused to vehicles and buildings from a missile fired from Lebanon last night, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

It was an intense moment in Haifa after a barrage of rockets injured people and destroyed buildings and cars Saturday night. Sadly, residents from Haifa are used to rocket attacks by now after over a year of war.

A synagogue was hit in the rocket attack, leaving the building damaged. But members say it’s a miracle no one was inside and are committed to rebuilding, reports The Times of Israel:

The “miracle” in the synagogue in Haifa hit by Hezbollah rockets on Saturday evening wasn’t that the Torah scrolls inside the holy ark were spared.

“The great miracle is that we all weren’t praying there when the rockets fell,” longtime worshiper Gershon Saft told The Times of Israel on Sunday afternoon as he stood next to the ruins of the study hall that is part of Avot Uvanim (Fathers and Sons) synagogue in Haifa’s Carmel neighborhood on the top of Mt. Carmel.

“Two hours before the attack, 20 of us were inside,” Saft said, noting that after the worshipers had finished the Havdalah service that marked the end of the Sabbath, they went home.