Fresno Rabbi reacts to attack on Israel

Rabbi Winer says helium is praying for bid successful the Middle East and is comforted by the information that helium feels bid present successful the Valley.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The barrage of missiles fired into Israel by Iran Tuesday comes a week earlier the one-year people of the Israel-Hamas warfare and conscionable up of the Rosh Hashanah vacation this week

"Because typically these things hap astir the astir beatified days successful our calendar, we've each been anticipating thing truthful it's not a astonishment and it's horrible," said Rabbi Rick Winer of Temple Beth Israel successful northwest Fresno.

Here astatine home, Temple Beth Israel has accrued information to support its congregation harmless successful Northwest Fresno.

The synagogue has been targeted by vandals and threats successful the past.

"Precautions are successful place. We truly admit our concern with the metropolis and section and national instrumentality enforcement. We consciousness assured that we're well-protected here. But the information we person to support ourselves is upsetting," said Winer.

The Israel Defense Forces reports astatine slightest 1,200 citizens person been killed and astir 7,000 injured by Hamas and different Palestinian militants since the astonishment onslaught connected the state backmost connected October 7th.

As the warfare rages on, Gaza's Health Ministry says much than 40,000 Palestinians person been killed, galore of them civilians.

Pro-Palestinian activists proceed to telephone for a cease occurrence successful the portion and a two-state solution.

Rabbi Winer says helium is praying for bid successful the Middle East and is comforted by the information that helium feels bid present successful the Valley.

"What's truly important is that present everyone strives to get along. I've met with Muslim and Arab leaders and we each hold with the civic leaders arsenic good that we're going to bash everything we tin to support not lone peaceful relations present but the beardown affirmative relationships that marque Fresno what it is," said Winer.

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