A Texas Rabbi and three congregants were held hostage at their local synagogue on Saturday. After the tense standoff, the hostages were released safely.
The Texas rabbi who was held hostage with three of his congregants for hours at his synagogue Saturday said he’s “grateful to be alive” following the tense standoff.
Cytron-Walker and the others were held captive around 11 a.m. on Sunday during a Shabbat morning serviceRabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker was one of the hostages held in the synagogue.Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker shared on social media that he is happy to be alive after the situation.Akram, a 44-year-old British national, had demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist with suspected ties to al Qaeda currently locked up at a federal prison in Texas.
“It’s a little overwhelming as you can imagine. It was not fun yesterday,” the married dad of two daughters said Sunday. , Cytron-Walker has served as the congregation’s full-time rabbi since 2006, where the spiritual leader “has worked to bring a sense of spirituality, compassion and learning into the lives of our community.”
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