Tree of Life rabbi: Death sentence for gunman a chance for community to move on and heal

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, the leader of the Tree of Life Congregation, who survived the attack, says the death sentence handed to the shooter is a chance for the community to move forward and heal.

“In the years we have spent waiting for this trial to take place, many of us have been stuck in neutral. It was a challenge to move forward with the looming specter of a murder trial,” says Myers.

“Now that the trial is nearly over and the jury has recommended a death sentence, it is my hope that we can begin to heal and move forward,” he says.

“As we do, I have my faith, bolstered by the embrace and respect with which my community has been treated by our government and our fellow citizens. For this and the seriousness with which the jury took its duty, I remain forever grateful,” he says.