Article: ARREST BRINGS RELIEF TO MEMBERS OF TEMPLE; BUT THE FACT THE ARSON IS BELIEVED TO BE A HATE CRIME IS "UPSETTING," RABBI SAYS.(News)

Byline: Staff reports; Staff writers Jim O'Hara, John Mariani and Mike McAndrew contributed to this report.

Members of Temple Beth El and the surrounding community reacted with sadness and satisfaction Sunday at news that an arrest had been made in the October 2000 fire that heavily damaged the temple.

"I'm delighted to hear that the case is being brought to a conclusion," said Rabbi Irvin S. Beigel, spiritual leader at the temple at the time of the fire. "I have had confidence for 2 1/2 years that it would be brought to a conclusion."

But Beigel said it was "upsetting" to hear that authorities believed the torching of the temple was a hate ...

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