Year-end violence highlights danger of worshipping
The machete attack on a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., during Hanukkah and the shooting of worshippers at a Texas church are refocusing attention on how vulnerable worshippers are during religious services
By GARY FIELDS and DAVID CRARY, GARY FIELDS and DAVID CRARY, Associated Press
Published: January 1, 2020, 2:45pm
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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, file photo, church and community members, including Matt Pacholczyk, left, and his wife, Faith Pacholczyk, stand outside West Freeway Church of Christ for a candlelight vigil in White Settlement, Texas. The machete attack on a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, during Hanukkah and the shooting of worshippers at a Texas church are refocusing attention on how vulnerable worshippers are during religious services. FBI hate crime statistics show there is reason for concern. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)Photo Gallery
NEW YORK — When a machete-wielding attacker walked into a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y, during Hanukkah and a gunman fired on worshippers at a Texas church 14 hours later, the two congregations in different regions of the country joined a growing list of faith communities that have come under attack in the U.S.
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