The rabbi told the others to run before throwing the chair after the suspect grew visibly frustrated and belligerent that his demands were not being met. He and others had previously taken active shooter drills.
The Texas rabbi who threw a chair at a gunman to help himself and two others survive a hostage situation held a prayer service in the wake of the deadly ordeal.
"God, I long to feel your presence — not just this day but every day," the rabbi said. "I do not pretend to know your ways." He thanked the "three amazing individuals" who were with him at the synagogue Saturday, saying that they managed to make it through the traumatic ordeal.MORE: Texas rabbi recounts hostage ordeal escape: 'I threw a chair at the gunman'
Congregants gathered at the healing service, many in masks and spaced several seats apart. Several took to the stage to sing prayer songs in Hebrew.Cytron-Walker also evoked Martin Luther King Jr., quoting the civil rights activists on the holiday dedicated to him.
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