Etz Chayim rabbi reacts to new details and reward in synagogue vandalism case New details in synagogue vandalism cases By Eric Graves | January 26, 2021 at 11:21 AM CST - Updated January 27 at 7:44 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - It has now been more than nine months since someone vandalized two Huntsville synagogues with swastikas and other anti-Semitic messages. Etz Chayim Synagogue and the Chabad of Huntsville were vandalized on the first and second nights of Passover, respectively, in April of 2020. Stephen Listfield is the rabbi at Etz Chayim, he said heâs happy to hear about the reward and hopes it convinces someone to tell the truth.