On Rosh Hashanah, the Scottsdale synagogue is at the center of the Hamas attack

He said his young son called unexpectedly on Facetime from Arizona. To avoid scaring the boy, Green turned his phone so that he was facing him with the trees in the background. As he turned to the phone, Green realized his son had a special background.

“As I looked at my son’s beautiful, smiling face, it was right there, in perfect harmony with all the smiles, all the faces, all the light from all the posters, all the pictures and all the other souls in the memorial,” Green said. “And at that moment my son was among them. They are all our children.” Iran carried out a rocket attack in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s longtime leader, on September 27. The Iran-backed Lebanese political party and armed group initially suffered casualties as several were killed after Israel apparently detonated hidden explosives in beepers or walkie-talkies used by members. Thousands were also injured in the explosions, according to a Lebanese state news agency.

The attacks came after a routine exchange of fire between Israel and the Hamas-backing Hezbollah since the start of the Gaza war. Israel and Hezbollah fought a war in 2006 that left hundreds dead, mostly on the Lebanese side.

Iran also rained missiles on Israel in April. These, like those on Tuesday, were intercepted.

Congregational or Tzion believers seek joy in turbulent times

As the synagogue’s board president, Robert Young told The Republic that there has been an increase in security personnel at the synagogue over the past two years.