Repaired Texas synagogue reopens months after hostage crisis

Beth Israel synagogue in Texas reopens after a terrorist held a Rabbi and three of his congregants hostage in January

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, center, Jeff Cohen, left, and Lawrence Schwartz look on as the sound system is adjusted at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/LM Otero) Lawrence Schwartz stands in the doorway of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/LM Otero) A stained-glass window that once had bullet holes is now repaired at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/LM Otero) A police officer stands by during a media tour of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/LM Otero) Michael Finfer, right, president of Congregation Beth Israel, laughs with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, center, and Jeff Cohen while speaking to reporters at the synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Congregation Beth Israel in the Fort Worth suburb of Colleyville will be rededicated on Friday, and members will celebrate Shabbat in their own building for the first time since the attack.

After the 10-hour standoff Jan. 15 ended with the escape of the remaining hostages and an FBI tactical team rushing in and killing the gunman, the synagogue was left with broken doors and windows, bullet holes and shattered glass.