Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of wildfires and their impact on American Jews.
Wildfire
The Latest
-
Opinion ‘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
-
Opinion Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice
The rabbi of a congregation displaced by fire describes carving out a holy day amid trauma and anxiety.
-
Opinion ‘Home is memory’: How Jews make sense of what they’ve lost in the LA fires and what remains
Sharon Brous, founding rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles, delivers a Shabbat sermon on this week's Torah portion, wisdom from the Warsaw Rabbi, and the meaning of home
-
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
-
Fast Forward A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes
“You could fill the sanctuary with your congregants who lost their homes,” a reporter told Kehillat Israel’s clergy.
-
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
-
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'
-
Fast Forward Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen
Among the thousands of people who have lost their homes are several Jewish celebrities and at least one area rabbi
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Elon Musk is doing everything conspiracy theorists accuse George Soros of
- 2
Fast Forward ‘Modern-day Mein Kampf’: NYC Mayor Adams under fire for Hitler reference as calls for his resignation mount
- 3
News Elon Musk’s Jewish problem
- 4
Fast Forward ADL criticizes Steve Bannon following gesture resembling Nazi salute
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Shiri Bibas’ body returned to Israel; 6 living hostages released, last under current ceasefire
-
Fast Forward California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism
-
Fast Forward After pushback, Trump says he’s ‘not forcing’ his plan to depopulate and take over Gaza
-
Opinion I’m Palestinian. Here’s why Trump’s Gaza gambit might just work
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
