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‘Like the burning bush’: Rabbi’s book survives Holocaust – and the Los Angeles fire
LA fires destroyed Rabbi Levine Grater’s house, but his copy of the Warsaw Ghetto rabbi’s book 'Sacred Fire' survived.
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Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice
Should I rush back to prepare for services, or drop by another home to light Shabbat candles with a family who had just ...
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2 synagogues in Sydney graffitied with swastikas
( JTA) — Two synagogues in Sydney were defaced on consecutive days with swastikas and other antisemitic language.
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‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes
When the ashes are cool, it will be time to help fire victims replace irreplaceable Judaica, an Angeleno writes.
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LA fires displaced them. But their bar mitzvahs went on.
LA fires won’t stop bar mitzvahs this Shabbat but they will relocate them to generous synagogues opening their doors.
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The unconventional contenders for Trump’s antisemitism envoy
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Dov Hikind, close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hope to be on the shortlist to replace Ambassador ...
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What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
The Persian Torah rescued from the LA fire that engulfed the Pasadena Jewish Center is a powerful emblem for persistence and ...
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HIAS cuts 22 staff even as it braces for Trump immigration crackdown
HIAS, the storied Jewish refugee advocacy agency has laid off 20% of its workers since discovered a massive budget error in ...
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Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
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In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
Pardoned by Jimmy Carter, Yarrow did not always meet the same ethical standard set by the music of his group Peter, Paul and ...
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A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?
Peter and Zechariah Mehler have drawn kudos from Jews who favor an aggressive response to anti-Israel protests.
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At least one synagogue destroyed as unprecedented wildfires rip through Los Angeles
The Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California has destroyed one synagogue and is threatening two others ...