If Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s mayor’s race next month, he would become the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in a century. But his election would also shatter another long-standing norm – that New York politicians remain fiercely supportive of Israel. Mamdani, a democratic socialist and staunch supporter of Palestinian rights, has described himself as an anti-Zionist and accused Israel of genocide. But as his opponent, Andrew Cuomo, has seized on those views as evidence of antisemitism, polls show the broader electorate is increasingly sympathetic to Mamdani’s position. That has caused consternation among pro-Israel supporters.

Netflix's “Nobody Wants This” became a surprise hit last year, topping charts and drawing millions of viewers. The romantic comedy follows a rabbi and an agnostic podcast host navigating their relationship. Star and executive producer Kristen Bell says the show resonated with audiences. However, it faced criticism for antisemitic tropes. Rabbi Elan Babchuck initially criticized the portrayal of Judaism but later appreciated the representation. Creator Erin Foster thinks Season 2 will address these concerns by exploring more character depth. But she maintains those arcs were already planned, not a response to the criticism. The second season releases Thursday.

Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Yet recent high-profile deadly attacks have intensified anxiety and outright fear among clergy and worshippers worldwide. Just in the past six weeks there have been attacks on a synagogue in Manchester, England; a Michigan congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and a Catholic church in the United States hosting a Mass for school children.

A man drove a car into people and stabbed them outside a synagogue in northwestern England on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Two people were killed and three were seriously hurt. The attacker was shot and killed by police, who called Thursday's attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Manchester area a terrorist attack. Police identified the victims as 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, who is 66. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said security would be increased. Police say the suspect was a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent named Jihad Al-Shamie who had not previously been under investigation. Four other people are being questioned by police about the attack

Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester. The mourners stood Friday behind a police cordon that still surrounds the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the city’s Crumpsall neighborhood. They said they felt forgotten by a society that has allowed antisemitism in the U.K. to grow unchallenged over the last two years. The mourners complained that politicians and other leaders have failed to reject anti-Jewish speech or protect Jews from hate crimes.