While saving human lives is top priority according to Jewish tradition, the mandate to save Torahs is a close second, ...

Several houses of worship were destroyed in Pasadena and Altadena, including a mosque — Masjid Al-Taqwa. Its imam lost his ...

Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls. Physically ...