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When fire spread to West Hollywood, a rabbi's mom chose to grab candlesticks

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst the devastating fires in Los Angeles, Mushka Lightstone chose to save her family's Shabbat candlesticks, symbolizing the deep spiritual significance they hold. 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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ChabadJewish HeritageSpiritual SignificanceCommunity ResponseShabbat CandlesticksPasadena Jewish TempleLos Angeles FiresMushka LightstoneRabbi Mordecai LightstoneShtetl Motif

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West Hollywood, California, United States
"When the Los Angeles area fires spread near Mushka Lightstones West Hollywood house Wednesday night, Mushka grabbed her mothers Shabbat candlesticks before evacuating her home."
Crown Heights, California, United States
"Mordecai, a social media editor at Chabad who now lives in Crown Heights, grew up in that house."
Malibu, California, United States
"He ran in Runyon Canyons as a kid and ate kosher fish tacos in Malibu."
California, United States
"Mushka, who is a wedding photographer, spent Wednesday night in her studio near the Los Angeles International Airport."
Pasadena, California, United States
"When the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burnt down Tuesday night, the cantor worked to rescue the 100-year-old synagogues 13 Torah scrolls, including a scroll from Iran in the 1930s."
Pacific Palisades, California, United States
"The Chabad in Pacific Palisades, which only sustained minor damages from the fire, rescued Torah scrolls as well, although several menorahs in the center burnt down."

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