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How a new ketubah helped one couple restart after the LA fire

JL;DR SUMMARY After their Los Angeles home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, Dave and Jen Miner faced profound loss, including their cherished ketubah from their 1994 wedding. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityMarriageCommunity SupportResilienceRenewalMemoryKetubahWildfiresPalisades FireMaterial Loss

Places mentioned

Santa Monica, California, United States
"They woke up in a dog-friendly Marriott in Santa Monica, kicking themselves over some of what theyd grabbed in the frenzied moments before evacuating"
Hungary
"sepia-toned photos of Jens great-grandmother Clementine in Hungary"
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"lobbyist who was a delegate to last summers Democratic National Convention in Chicago"
Denver, Colorado, United States
"Their two daughters, 25 and 23, are gainfully employed in Denver and New York."
NYC, New York, United States
"Their two daughters, 25 and 23, are gainfully employed in Denver and New York."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"Dave was at work in Beverly Hills and Jen in her home office when the fires started"
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
"dog-friendly pub in Colorado Springs, where one of the kids went to college"
California, United States
"to whatever new fire standards the city and insurance companies require."

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