Tag: Wildfires
With 76 dead and 1,200 missing, sifting through the burnt embers of Paradise
It seemed like just a regular morning in Paradise. It was Nov. 8, and Randy Stein had an early-morning doctor’s appointment in the nearby town of Oroville, Calif. His wife, Lois, joined him, leaving...
American firefighters once again answer the call to help Israel
A group of 10 firefighters from Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tucson, New Jersey and Florida arrived in Israel on Sunday as part of an Emergency Volunteers Project team to volunteer at fire-service stations...
Rabbi grabs Torahs before California wildfires reach synagogue
A rabbi from California risked his life to save the Torah scrolls in his synagogue in Thousand Oaks, snatching them before they were burned in two massive wildfires that have claimed more than 6,800...
Devastated California Jewish communities fight fire with light
Voices filled with emotion, Chabad rabbis from across California made clear their determination to help people in need while dealing with the ongoing devastation that uncontrollable blazes have wrought on their hometowns.
“Paradise is a part of...