The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization responded to the attack in Monsey, New York saying: “This awful incident reminds us once again of the deep solidarity that must exist between all Jewish communities wherever we are on the globe.
"It is during these very weeks that we read the parshiyot where we become one as a nation and of the importance of our national unity and how we are indeed all brothers and sisters. With this in mind, we wish to strengthen the Monsey community in this time of tragedy and fear.
"It is our sincere hope and prayer that the lights of the Hanukkah Menorah will serve to extinguish the darkness of evil that sadly remains in the hearts of our enemies and that the spirit of life and goodness that defines the Jewish People will always win out over hatred and discrimination.”