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By Ben Sales (JTA) — The wildfires that erupted outside Jerusalem, burning vast swaths of forest and blighting Israel’s Independence Day, have been brought under control. But as the fires were contained, discourse in Israel focused on who or what … Read More
By Rabbi Paul Kipnes (JTA) — So many questions swirled in my head, like burning embers caught up in the wind, each one demanding urgent attention. Will the power be on at the shul, or will we need to accept … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Nature – capricious, arbitrary, furious and deadly – unleashed itself on the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this month. Wildfires swept through large portions of Maui’s landscape, consuming the historic town of Lahaina and killing … Read More
Jewish Federations of North America has issued the following statement regarding the wildfires that have ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui: As you have likely seen on the news, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have devastated communities on that … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Jewish groups in the United States and in Hawaii are launching relief efforts following the devastation caused by wildfires that have killed at least 115 people as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 23. More than 1,000 … Read More