Overview
- Officers responded around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday to Kehillat Shaarei Torah near Bayview Avenue and York Mills Road and found four smashed windows.
- Investigators released a suspect image and describe the individual as a male in his late teens to early 20s with a thin build and short dark hair.
- The rabbi says this is the tenth incident in roughly 18 months, following earlier damage that included temple signs being set on fire.
- The synagogue previously added a steel fence with a locked gate and used federal Canada Community Security Program funding for barriers and CCTV.
- No injuries were reported, police increased patrols, and synagogue leaders blamed antisemitism and urged stronger responses from political leaders.