Saving Torah scrolls and saying prayers, Los Angeles fires leave congregants without worship spaces
Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three ...
Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform women’s Torah commentary
Elissa Slotkin, a former congresswoman who narrowly won her election to the U.S. Senate in November, took the oath of office ...
Rabbi grabs sacred Torah scrolls when evacuating synagogue due to California wildfires
Rabbi Mendy Piekarski and Rabbi Dovid Weiss join Katy Tur to share their experience evacuating from the California wildfires ...
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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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Slotkin sworn in on women’s commentary on Torah published by Reform Movement
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) was sworn in on Friday on a copy of the 2008 book The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, edited by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss, and published by the Reform ...
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Ukraine latest: Russian bomb attack injures more than 100; US unveils final funding boost for Ukraine days before Trump takes office
But we'll be back tomorrow with more updates on the war in Ukraine. Here are the key lines from today: Outgoing US defence secretary Lloyd Austin announced a $500m (£407m) aid package for Ukraine ...
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Can a Virtual Rabbinical Program Help Hebrew Union College Get Back on Track?
At Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, rabbinical students typically pray together and practice leading services as a part of their studies. They pore over Jewish texts in groups of two ...