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‘I can’t picture myself without going to the temple’: LA teens mourn their synagogue’s destruction

JL;DR SUMMARY The article reports on the profound impact and resilience of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center community after their 80-year-old synagogue was destroyed in a fire. 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 IdentitySynagogueShabbat ServiceDonationsJewish TeensFireCommunity ResilienceYouth EngagementPasadena Jewish Temple And CenterTemporary Worship Spaces

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"LOS ANGELES The Shabbat service was in many ways standard fare: Hundreds of Jews gathered to light candles, sing prayers, rise for reflection and eat challah, together."
Pasadena, California, United States
"But there was a big, and unexpected, difference this week for members of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center: Instead of convening in their synagogues 80-year-old building, they were in the theater of a Catholic high school six miles away."
San Diego, California, United States
"Ritual items that could not be saved  tallit, kippot, and prayer books had been donated by Chabad of Pasadena and San Diegos Tifereth Israel Synagogue."

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