Synagogues ‘On Guard’ for Holidays
Sinai Temple in Westwood has spent at least $365,000 annually on increased security since Sept. 11.
\”That\’s just for my manpower, to have bodies here when the building is open,\” said Howard Lesner, the Conservative synagogue\’s executive director, who gleans the extra security budget from a post-Sept. 11, $36-per-student fee at Sinai\’s day school and another $200-per-family temple fee.