The unidentified vandal (above) is wanted by police after smashing a synagogue message board with his elbow in Manhattan on November 10

A man was captured smashing the message board of a Manhattan synagogue with his elbow before appearing to beat his chest in apparent adulation, in a suspected hate crime.

Police released CCTV footage on Tuesday, showing the unidentified hooded vandal walking on 29th Street and Lexington Avenue at 11pm on November 10.

The suspect is seen approaching the doors of the Congregation Adereth Talmud Torah El synagogue and smashing his elbow through the glass message board.

He then appears to beat his chest wildly in celebration before fist-bumping another man who is walking alongside him.

The attack on the orthodox house of worship is now being probed by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force, police have said.

According to the New York Times, the majority of hate crimes in the city are targeted towards the Jewish community - with acts of antisemitism up 18 per cent on last year.

The suspect then appeared to beat his chest in celebration, before offering a fist-bump to the man walking alongside him

The November 10 vandalism came during a month of other alarming attacks which shows the city's rising antisemitism problem.

Just days after the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings, on November 1, a Brooklyn synagogue was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, including the words 'Die Jew Rats'.

Another incident on November 28, saw the office of a Colombia University professor - who was set to be the first to light the campus' Hanukkah menorah - vandalized with spray-painted swastikas.

The Congregation Adereth Talmud Torah El synagogue is an orthodox place of worship on 29th street and Lexington, in New York. Police say this attack is being probed by the hate crime division

Police are still on the hunt for the man who vandalized the Congregation Adereth Talmud Torah El synagogue, who was last seen in a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark trousers.

Authorities have asked anyone with information about the incident or suspect to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.