For the most part, serving on my synagogue's board of trustees hasn't involved dramatic decisions. Usually we discuss common issues such as how to pay for home repairs that we provide to our rabbi. During the pandemic, we debated whether to open preschool or refund parent payments. But in recent years, a more disturbing issue has appeared on our agenda. I call it the anti-Semitism tax. Over 5% of our budget is now spent on security to protect the congregation. That's more than $150,000 a year to avert tragedies like the deadly attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in...