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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Jeffrey Myers

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)
October 29, 2023, 12:59 am
Rabbi who survived Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 5 years ago considers this dark time
For Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, spiritual leader of Tree of Life/Or L’Simcha Congregation, Hamas massacre of 1,400 in Israel on October 7 is ‘retraumatizing’ to him and his community
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Police stand in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
January 22, 2022, 9:25 am
‘Show up in shul’: US Jewish leaders urge synagogue attendance after Texas attack
‘Loudly state by your presence that you will not be driven into hiding’: Calls for strong turnout as statement of defiance against antisemitism after hostage siege in Colleyville
By Peter Smith
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, center, of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation, is comforted after saying a prayer for the souls of the deceased during the one-year commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue attack, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, October 27, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)
October 28, 2021, 2:04 am
Tree of Life rabbi: ‘We can’t let evil win, and it won’t go away on its own’
3 years after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh that claimed 11 lives, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers speaks about grieving, life after the tragedy and serving as an example to the world
By Danielle Ziri
This photo from Oct. 16, 2021, shows the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue with the fencing showing artwork submitted by Pittsburgh area school students in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
October 22, 2021, 4:24 pm
Three years on, Pittsburgh synagogue attacker still not on trial
As families and survivors plan subdued commemoration ahead of anniversary of deadly assault, some question government’s refusal to accept plea bargain as it pursues death penalty
By Peter Smith and MARK SCOLFORO
100 Jewish and Black faith leaders featured in a music video of the gospel song 'Total Praise.' (Courtesy of Cantors Assembly)
October 4, 2020, 9:33 am
More than 100 Jewish cantors and Black ministers release solidarity music video
Faith leaders sing Grammy Award winner Richard Smallwood’s ‘Total Praise’ to raise funds for a Black music school in Pittsburgh
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation stands across the street from the synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
December 31, 2019, 7:16 pm
After Monsey attack, Pittsburgh rabbi warns of ‘open hunting season on Jews’
Jeffrey Myers, who heads synagogue where 11 people were killed in 2018 shooting, says he had a ‘oh no, not again’ feeling after Hanukkah party stabbing
By Marcy Oster
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, survivor of the Tree of Life mass shooting, speaks during a religious freedom summit at the US Department of State July 16, 2019, in Washington, DC (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
July 17, 2019, 12:22 am
Rabbi of targeted Pittsburgh synagogue says racists must be ostracized
At meeting on religious freedom launched by Pompeo, Jeffrey Myers says hatred will only end when ‘leaders at all levels of government model the behaviors we deem societal norms’
By Shaun Tandon
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers leads a gathering in Hanukkah songs after lighting a menorah outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
December 3, 2018, 5:32 am
Pittsburgh Synagogue holds Hannukah ceremony at mass shooting site
‘The light is the message,’ says Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, pointing to Menorah standing near makeshift memorial for massacre victims
By Ramesh Santanam
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation stands across the street from the synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
November 29, 2018, 12:16 am
Rabbis who survived Pittsburgh shooting mark 30 days of mourning
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers says that while the ‘nightmares, fear, insomnia and trauma’ remain, ‘the outpouring of compassion and love has been a soothing balm’
By JTA
On November 3, 2018, a joint communal Shabbat prayer service at Pittsburgh's Beth Shalom Conservative synagogue following the massacre a week prior which saw 11 Jewish community members killed. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
November 3, 2018, 10:11 pm
Fighting hate with prayer, Pittsburgh’s Jews send defiant message of resilience
At first Sabbath service after massacre, shooting survivors are blessed; rabbi says to those who condemned Trump’s visit: ‘No one tells me how to welcome a guest in my own home’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, of Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation hugs Rabbi Cheryl Klein, left, of Dor Hadash Congregation and Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a community gathering held in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
November 2, 2018, 8:25 pm
Congregations attacked at synagogue to hold joint service
Rabbi says desecrated Tree of Life will reopen, but it will take time; vigil to be held outside on Saturday morning at time of shooting
By AP
Then-US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, accompanied by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, place stones and flowers on a memorial as they pay their respects at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 30, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
November 1, 2018, 10:12 pm
Tree of Life rabbi says he was ‘pleasantly surprised’ by Trump’s personal side
Jeffrey Myers saw the president in a way he doesn’t think ‘America has ever seen’ during visit after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By ToI Staff
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