Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers bids farewell 8 years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history
He turned to the biblical Book of Psalms — its hymns, poetry and prayers covering "the entire spectrum of human existence and emotion, from elation to utter despair," Myers recalled. "Something told me it's in there somewhere, the inspiration that I need."He started reading all 150 chapters, in order. When he got to 121, he found words that clicked: "My help comes from God, maker of the heavens and the Earth.""There it was," Myers says today.
- ▪He turned to the biblical Book of Psalms — its hymns, poetry and prayers covering "the entire spectrum of human existence and emotion, from elation to utter despair," Myers recalled.
- ▪"Something told me it's in there somewhere, the inspiration that I need."He started reading all 150 chapters, in order.
- ▪When he got to 121, he found words that clicked: "My help comes from God, maker of the heavens and the Earth.""There it was," Myers says today.
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U.S. Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers bids farewell 8 years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history Updated on: July 24, 2026 / 8:35 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray."There was this emptiness to it," recalls Myers, of Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. He turned to the biblical Book of Psalms — its hymns, poetry and prayers covering "the entire spectrum of human existence and emotion, from elation to utter despair," Myers recalled. "Something told me it's in there somewhere, the inspiration that I need."He started reading all 150 chapters, in order.
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