Wednesday morning, security guards at Temple Israel in Minneapolis discovered the synagogue had been vandalized with what synagogue leaders are calling antisemitic rhetoric.

The vandalism at Temple Israel comes on the heels of a break-in at Alhikmah Islamic Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday. The week prior, there was a fire at the same mosque. Police are investigating whether the two mosque incidents are connected.

For more, MPR News host Nina Moini talked with Temple Israel Senior Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman and Jaylani Hussein, executive director of Minnesota’s Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Correction (Oct. 8, 2025): A previous version of this story misstated the day of the mosque break-in. The above version has been updated.