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Updated Friday, October 30, 2009 11:52 AM
Sherman police arrest suspect in Temple Beth Emeth case
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COURTESY PHOTO
The Torah pictured is the one taken from Temple Beth Emeth in Sherman during the past week. Police have announced Friday they have arrested two suspects in connection with the case. |
BY MARY JANE FARMER
HERALD DEMOCRAT
SHERMAN -- Police announced Friday they have identified and captured a suspect who is accused of burglarizing and vandalizing Temple Beth Emeth synagogue on the 300 block of North Rusk Street.
The synagogue's Torah with its silver breastplate and yad were taken in the burglary. The Torah is a sacred item, that contains the five Books of Moses, the founding religious documents of Judiasm.
No word on if the Torah, valued at $40,000, was recovered, or its condition.
Police will be providing more information later Friday.
 Comments ... 3 found!
pEgan? : 11/12/2009
pEgan holiday, eh? Interesting. . . . LOL
Not pEgan
halloween : 11/11/2009
Halloween is a pegan holiday and it gives glory to the devil
pegan
HALLOWEEN : 11/1/2009
HALLOWEEN IS A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY (HOLY DAY). IT IS ALL HALLOW'S (HOLY) EVE BECAUSE NOV. 1 IS ALL SAINTS DAY. IN CHRISTIANITY THE EVE OF A HOLIDAY SERVES AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAY, E.G. CHRISTMAS EVE, NEW YEAR'S EVE. WE HONOR THOSE HOLY PEOPLE OF CHRISTIANITY AS WELL AS ALL THOSE WHO DIED (NOV. 2 ALL SOUL'S DAY). HOW DID SUCH AN INNOCENT CHILDREN'S. CUSTOM AS ASKING FOR CANDY BECOME A STATEMENT BY SOME CHRISTIANS THAT THIS HOLY DAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVEL COME ABOUT? EVEN IF ONE CONSIDERS THE PAGAN CELTIC HOLIDAY - ALL EUROPE WAS ONCE PAGAN - THE CELTS DID NOT BELIEVE IN THE/A DEVIL. THEY SIMPLY THOUGHT THEIR DEAD COULD PASS THROUGH THE BARRIER BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. DOES NO CHRISTIAN BELIEVE HE CAN HOPE FOR HELP FROM HIS DECEASED LOVED ONES.
CMANLEY
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