Rabbi held hostage by gunman leads prayer service at Texas synagogue
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The Texas rabbi who threw a chair at a gunman to help him and two others survive a hostage situation held a prayer service in the wake of the deadly ordeal.
The Texas rabbi who threw a chair at a gunman to help himself and two others survive a hostage situation held a prayer service in the wake of the deadly ordeal.
Just two days after a gun-wielding suspect took Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and two other congregants hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, the rabbi lead a service aimed to "put this terrible event behind us and be thankful for a good result," according to a post on the synagogue's Facebook page.
Cytron-Walker began the service by describing both the beauty and cruelty that exist on Earth.
"God, I long to feel your presence -- not just this day but every day," the rabbi said. "I do not pretend to know your ways."
