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Pittsburgh synagogue holds its first Hanukkah ceremony since the Tree of Life massacre

In its first Hanukkah ceremony since 11 congregants were gunned down in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, a diverse crowd gathered to worship and show their support for the Jewish community.
A crowd gathers outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
This Hanukkah will be "unforgettable," said Rabbi Jonathan Perlman of the New Light Congregation, which worships at the synagogue. He told those gathered for the menorah-lighting event about the "terrible tragedy that occurred here at this building."
These are the 11 people gunned down at a Pittsburgh synagogue
The eleven victims were killed October 27 when a gunman made anti-Semitic comments while opening fire on the congregation, a law enforcement official said. Suspect Robert Bowers has pleaded not guilty to 44 federal charges.
Simcha and Chaya Teich came all the way from Brooklyn, New York, to support the synagogue on Sunday.
"It's very nice to see all the different parts of the community band together and celebrate a Jewish holiday we all have in common," Chaya Teich told CNN affiliate KDKA.
Simcha Teich noted the symbolism of the branches of the synagogue's menorah.
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers watches the installation of a menorah outside the Tree of Life Synagogue before a Hanukkah ceremony Sunday evening.
"We can take a lesson that this is the Tree of Life Synagogue and the Menorah, significantly, has its branches that branch outwards, not inwards," he told KDKA.
"And so too the light of the Tree of Life is just like the Menorah where it branches outwards and it spreads its lights onto the people that flock to it."
Pittsburgh police Detective Sgt. James Glick was selected to light the candle Sunday night on behalf of Pittsburgh police. He was assisted by survivors of the mass shooting.

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