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...that the Pittsburgh attack last year had rattled her congregation, but that she had not expected a community “in the middle of nowhere Colorado” to be a target.

“But,” she said, “that’s our new reality — it’s that anybody can be a target.”

The arrest of the man in Colorado marks the 13th time since the 2018 Pittsburgh attack that authorities have apprehended someone for allegedly plotting attacks or making threats against a Jewish community, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The temple was built in 1900; some families in the congregation trace their roots in the community back generations.

The youngest congregant is a newborn; the oldest is nearly 100. Just 2 wks ago, Rabbi Birdie Becker watched as 5 children were honored as new temple students, and were given Torah scrolls and chocolate candy during a Sabbath service.