East Texas pastors hold prayer vigil after Capitol invasion
East Texas pastors hold prayer vigil after Capitol invasion By Dante Nuñez | January 7, 2021 at 9:42 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:52 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Community pastors and members of faith gathered in Tyler Thursday night for a prayer vigil at Pollard United Methodist Church.
35 signatures from different religious organizations signed a letter aiming to push back divisiveness after Wednesdayâs capital invasion.
âWe had a moment of national crisis yesterday. I think that if we donât as religious leaders stand up and push back against that and call it out, I donât think weâre doing our jobs,â Congregation Beth Elâs Rabbi Neal Katz.
Hanukkah celebrations shine a light even during pandemic
Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus, including in East Texas By Erin Wides and Christian Terry | December 10, 2020 at 12:30 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 2:45 AM
EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - At sundown, Jewish people all over the world will be lighting the first candle on the menorah to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah is the âFestival of Lights.â Rabbi Neal Katz at Congregation Beth El in Tyler said Hanukkah tells two stories.
âOne is the story of a military victory about 2200 years ago, when a group of fighters called the Maccabees fought against the Syrian Greeks to fight for religious liberties, so that way they had access to their holy space, the temple that once stood in Jerusalem.â