“Because of that tragedy that took place on the Shaarey Zedek bimah, there’s not a Shabbat that goes by that I’m not mindful of the fact that we are at risk,” says CSZ’s Rabbi Aaron Starr.
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In 1966, Rabbi Morris Adler was fatally shot by a young congregant while Adler was conducting services at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) in Southfield, in a sanctuary full of congregants. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker had graciously invited a man in from the cold and offered him a cup of tea, unaware the visitor would soon take him and three congregants hostage at gunpoint. 15 hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, comes as a reminder that abiding by this value is not without risks. “So, a synagogue and rabbi, as part of their training, they’ve been taught to imbue and to teach and to live this value.” “These are open spaces there’s a strong, deeply rooted notion in Judaism about kindness to strangers and welcoming strangers,” says Howard Lupovitch, associate professor of history and director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University in Detroit. Congregations and those who lead them have long championed the message, opening their doors, literally and figuratively, to their members and the broader community. 15 as word of the crisis spread.Ī s far back as Abraham and Sarah, Jews have been taught to be a welcoming people. (Andy Jacobsohn/AFP via Getty Images via JTA) In addition to all the agencies working behind the scenes, Michigan’s Jewish community leapt into action on Jan. A police vehicle sits outside of the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, some 25 miles west of Dallas, Jan.
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