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"What am I going to say, that I'm opposed to terrorism?" "I may say a word or two about this tonight, but I don't think it's worthy of a sermon," he said Friday. "At the same time, we're not going to go hide in the basement." "We live in a world that contains some people that are hostile to us and we want to respond to that hostility with caution," said Bob, who leads Etz Chaim in Lombard, Illinois. "Today we were extra careful."īob said that there was plenty of email and phone traffic among Chicago Jewish leaders responding to news of the plot on Friday but that he didn't think worshippers would be deterred from Friday services. "We generally pay careful attention to packages coming to the synagogue, accepting only those we're expecting or from a known sender," Steven Bob, the rabbi at a synagogue in the western Chicago suburbs. Haase said she had not heard reports of Chicago congregations altering plans for services on Friday evening, the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. The Anti-Defamation League said it alerted synagogues across the United States to increase mailroom security after federal security officials informed the organization of "a reported threat to Jewish institutions in the form of packages mailed from overseas, particularly Great Britain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia." "We are taking appropriate precautions, and we are advising local synagogues to do the same," Haase said. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was contacted by federal officials Friday morning to urge the organization to be on alert for suspicious packages, spokeswoman Linda Haase said. "Since two of the suspicious packages that were intercepted were addressed to religious institutions in Chicago, all churches, synagogues and mosques in the Chicago area should be vigilant for any unsolicited or unexpected packages, especially those originating from overseas locations," said FBI Special Agent Ross Rice. destinations found on cargo planes abroad warranted the precautions. While there were "no identifiable or specific threats," an FBI official in Chicago said suspicious packages addressed to U.S. President Barack Obama said that two packages that apparently contained explosive materials were bound for two synagogues in Chicago. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was warned Friday morningĬhicago, Illinois (CNN) - Synagogues across metropolitan Chicago, Illinois, began taking "appropriate precautions" Friday after a warning by security officials to watch out for suspicious packages from abroad, according to a Jewish Federation spokeswoman.President Obama says 2 suspicious packages were bound for Chicago synagogues.NEW: Chicago Jewish leaders are continuing with plans for Friday evening services.