June 19, 1999
Source: Sacramento Bee
On June 19, 1999, the Sacramento Bee reported on the efforts by area temples to help the three congregations. Area congregations have donated prayer books, Torahs, and sanctuary space. Marc Carrel, chairman of the Jewish Community Relations Council, stated: "Any incident against one house of worship is an act of violence against the whole community. Every Sacramentan should be outraged." Mosaic Law Congregation, a Conservative synagogue, opened its doors to Congregation Beth Shalom to have Shabbat services and a Bat Mitzvah ceremony and offered a Torah to the Orthodox Knesset Israel Torah Center.