Jewish Synagogues in the GTA Targeted IFCJ Canada | March 9, 2026 Credit: IFCJ This past week 3 synagogues were the targets of gun shootings. Anti-Semitism has continued to rise in Canada over the past 2 years. The CBC reports: Jewish community members are calling on the Canadian government and residents to take a stance against hate and antisemitism after three synagogues were hit by gunfire this week in the Greater Toronto Area. No one was injured and suspects have not been identified in the two shootings in North York and one in Vaughan, according to Toronto and York police. There’s been escalating hate and violence towards the Jewish community over the past two years, said Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Noah Shack at a news conference outside the Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue, which was shot at earlier this week. “Canada is at a crossroads,” he said, as police, politicians and other Jewish community members stood by him at a podium. Please join us in prayer for the Jewish communities that have been affected, as well as for the larger community across Canada. We also pray for our leaders, that God would give them wisdom to prevent anti-Semitic attacks in Canada.
