An investigation is underway this week after Zoombombers disrupted a virtual shiva hosted by a West Hartford synagogue, displaying pornographic and anti-Semitic images that disrupted the somber mourning service.
Although brief, the cyberattack left some members of The Emanuel Synagogue congregation extremely upset and leaders are now considering additional technical security for its daily services, synagogue President Mel Simon said Wednesday.
West Hartford police and Zoom staff are investigating the incident and the Anti-Defamation League reported this is the third time a Jewish community in Connecticut has been targeted this way.
“It’s upsetting, but this is not new to the Jewish people and we’re not shutting our doors and we’re not stopping our prayer services,” Simon said.