Shabbat services were cancelled yesterday at one of the USA’s largest Reform synagogues in Texas after warnings of a security threat.
Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, which was founded in 1874, took action following a warning issued by the local Jewish federation that “all formal Jewish gatherings be suspended until further notice”.
American media said that a man was in custody and the San Antonio Jewish Federation issued an update statement that there was “no known imminent threat”.
The Anti-Defamation League, which had been in touch with the FBI, said that before Shabbat it had received notice of a “specific and credible threat”.
