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News LA fires displaced them. But their bar mitzvahs went on.
'This boy is actually allowing us to gather together to celebrate,' Kehillat Israel's cantor said
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Opinion What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
A scroll from Iran bears witness to enduring Jewish community
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Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
For Rabbi Amy Bernstein and hundreds of her congregants, Kehillat Israel is 'the home we have left'
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Opinion Jews excel at collective organizing. The LA fires are a call to rally resources to fight climate change
Catastrophic weather events are coming to define our lives, but it's not too late for change
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Opinion I was hosting a shiva in LA — then the fires started
Countless friends have been forced to evacuate their homes — and leave too much of their history behind
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Fast Forward At least one synagogue destroyed as unprecedented wildfires rip through Los Angeles
Some local Jewish leaders wondered if their spiritual homes would still be standing in the morning
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News How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump
The political shift in Pico-Robertson, an Orthodox neighborhood in LA's Westside, reflects voters with a change of heart and changing demographics
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Yiddish World New Los Angeles Yiddish scene continues a long tradition
Many Yiddish writers came to L.A. at the turn of the 20th century as part of a health-seeking movement
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Looking Forward Class assignment: Get to know your murdered Jewish neighbors