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Rabbi Mendy Zwiebel, left, is out on the streets of Chico, Calif., often with his family, helping those who were devastated by fire. Credit: Chabad.org/News.

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...
Firefighters affiliated with the Emergency Volunteers Project, which trains and brings emergency personnel to Israel during crisis and normality. November 2018. Credit: Courtesy.

American firefighters once again answer the call to help Israel

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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...
The smoke plume from the fast-moving Woolsey Fire encroaching on Malibu on November 9, 2018, as residents evacuate along the Pacific Coast Highway. Source: Cyclonebiskit, Wikimedia Commons

Rabbi grabs Torahs before California wildfires reach synagogue

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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...
On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of Sacramento, Calif. By evening, the fast-moving fire had charred around 18,000 acres and remained zero percent contained. Credit: NASA (Joshua Stevens) via Wikimedia Commons.

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...