Yehuda Meshulam Recounts Terrifying Tel Aviv Bombing Near Rashbi Synagogue

In Tel Aviv, on August 19, a bombing near the Rashbi Synagogue left worshippers in shock. Yehuda Meshulam, a local resident, shared his experience of the incident. He said, “We prayed here yesterday at eight the evening prayer. In the middle of the prayer there was a horrific explosion, all the windows were shattered. We all panicked and immediately went outside — we only saw smoke, a truck on fire and, the smell of burning. People didn’t understand what was happening.”

As people realized a bomb had detonated, somebody called the police. Initially, it was assumed to be a criminal incident, but an hour later, a police officer informed Meshulam that it was likely terror-related. Meshulam noted, “There was a big miracle here 10 meters from the synagogue. The terrorist walked tens of meters, you see him on the cameras passing by shops and nothing happens. Ten meters from the synagogue, he blows himself up. Hashgacha pratit [divine intervention]. Miracle is the word everyone says.”