Rabbis from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh spoke out on Sunday night about the deadly shooting that happened there this weekend \u2014 with\u2026<\/b>
\nRabbis from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh spoke out on Sunday night about the deadly shooting that happened there this weekend \u2014 with some recalling the frightening moments when bullets started flying.
\u201cI began services at 9:45 a.m.,\u201d recounted Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, of Tree of Life.
\u201cThe shooting began a few minutes later,\u201d he said, speaking to mourners at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.
\u201cI helped pull out the people that I could from the front, but \u2014 alas \u2014 I had eight people in the back. One fortunately survived.\u201d
Most of the worshippers inside the synagogue were sitting in the back, according to Myers.
\u201cSeven of my congregants were shot dead in my sanctuary,\u201d he said. \u201cMy holy place has been defiled.\u201d
Eleven people were killed during the Saturday morning shooting. Eight were men and three were women. Their names were read aloud during the vigil on Sunday.
\u201cI\u2019m a victim. I\u2019m a survivor. I\u2019m a mourner,\u201d Myers explained.
He was joined by other rabbis from different congregations, who also spoke during the vigil.
\u201cWhat happened yesterday will not break us,\u201d said Rabbi Jonathan Pearlman, of New Light. \u201cIt will not ruin us.\u201d
People in attendance paid their respects with songs and prayers, some lighting candles and others holding up signs \u2014 which said, \u201cTree of Life victims deserve better.\u201d
\u2018We will rebuild,\u201d Myers proclaimed.<\/p>\n

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