The woman is accused of breaking into the Jewish temple twice, defiling the sanctuary and the Torah.

HOUSTON – A woman accused twice of breaking into the Emanu El congregation in recent weeks is due to appear before a judge on Monday morning.

Ezra Lowe, 33, faces two charges: felony against the church and petty criminal mischief. On Saturday, January 14, a rabbi preparing for a bar mitzvah said a woman broke into the synagogue, desecrated the pulpit and spilled red wine.

Assistant District Attorney Erica Winsor said the woman was identified as Lo. Winsor adds that Law removed the Torah from the pulpit and spread it out on the ground.

“Most importantly, there was a Torah scroll that was taken from the Sacred Arch and laid out on the floor. And red wine was spilled on that scroll,” Winsor said. “The damage is immeasurable because it can’t just be replaced, it can’t be repaired – it has to be replaced.”

“The other part of that is that we often hear kosher to describe food or things people eat, but a religious item has to be kosher,” Winsor said. “So this item is no longer kosher and cannot be used by the congregation until they can go through the purification process and they don’t know if they can do it or if the item is lost. ”

Winsor said Lowe was arrested and tied up. Prosecutors say instead of appearing in court for arraignment on Friday, she returned to the congregation during preschool class.

“As far as I know, she entered the building. There was some screaming. The teachers were able to identify her as the same person who walked in last weekend,” Winsor said. “All the children were moved to a safe place. No one was hurt in any way, but they were very scared of this man.”

“I think there were enough allegations to get around,” said KPRC 2 legal analyst Brian Weiss. “But in my opinion, the magistrate had to grant several state requests for things like firearms bans, GPS tracking, and why did this magistrate deny the state’s bail request and not the PR (personal surety) bail? Behind me.”

In a statement to KPRC 2, Rabbi Oren J. Hayon writes that the community remains committed to preserving Emanu El as a place where the community can safely gather to pray, learn and celebrate. He adds: “The events of the last week have made many of us think about our safety and the safety of our loved ones. Our security team is committed to ensuring the safety of parishioners, staff, and especially our children.”