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After Fire Destroys Their Synagogue, Congregants Gather to Pray

Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, N.J., held a Sabbath service near the charred debris that remained. Members pledged to ...

As diggers remove charred synagogue rubble, Rutherford congregants attend outdoor service

Holding back tears, Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman of Congregation Beth El in Rutherford recounted his family's narrow escape from ...
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New Jersey Shliach Speaks From His Burned Down Shul

Watch: Rabbi Yitzchak Lerman speaks from the ruins of Congregation Beth El-Chabad in Rutherford, New Jersey, about his family's miraculous escape.

Historic New Jersey synagogue destroyed in massive fire as rabbi, family ‘luckily’ escape unscathed

A historic New Jersey synagogue was engulfed by a four-alarm fire early Friday morning as a rabbi and his family of six ...

Donations pour in for Rutherford synagogue destroyed in fire as rabbi vows to rebuild

Donations for Congregation Beth El in Rutherford have exceeded $233,000 as of Aug. 11, according to an online fundraising page created after the Aug. 8 fire. The blaze reduced the building to rubble ...
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Inferno destroys Rutherford synagogue, claims Torah scrolls

A fire destroyed Congregation Beth El Chabad in Rutherford, claiming seven Torah scrolls, but the Rabbi and family escaped ...

Leaders of the N.J. synagogue that burned to the ground in an overnight blaze vow to rebuild

Rutherford police said on Friday afternoon a preliminary investigation determined the fire was not intentionally set.