As bomb threats were made to six Jewish congregations in Alabama on Saturday, the state’s only Jewish lawmaker was among those forced to flee.

The threats came just after the end of Hanukkah and amid tension over the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas.

“This morning during Shabbat religious services — the Jewish day of rest — we had to evacuate my synagogue in Montgomery, AL due to a bomb threat,” State Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, posted on X, the social media platform known as Twitter.

He posted a video of when the service was stopped for the forced evacuation.

“This is exhausting. I pray for the day that we can worship and live in peace.”

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt expressed outrage over the threats.

“These threats against Jewish congregations here in Alabama are absolutely reprehensible,” Britt said.

“This type of antisemitic behavior has no place in our state or nation. We proudly stand with our Jewish brothers and sisters across Alabama and America.”

Ensler, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama and a former aide to Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, was elected in 2022 to the Alabama State House of Representatives, becoming the first Jewish candidate to win a seat in Montgomery in nearly 50 years.

“After most of the Jewish congregations and facilities in Central Alabama received bomb threats today, I concluded the sabbath at a minyon service with fellow local Jews in which we sung “Oseh Shalom” which includes the words “May the one who creates peace on high bring peace to us and to all who dwell on earth,’” Ensler posted Saturday night.

The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama reports that Temple Emanu-El in Dothan, Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, Temple Beth Or in Montgomery, Jewish Federation of Central Alabama in Montgomery, Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem in Montgomery and Congregation Beth Shalom in Auburn each received an email threat.

The Mobile police bomb squad was called to Congregation Mayim Chayim on County Road 64 in Daphne.

“Our preliminary investigation has revealed that this threat may be part of a nationwide hoax; however, this incident is still under investigation,” the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.