The tragedies and hardships call for a basic aspect of faith: society. “It comes to contacting something greater than ourselves,” says Rabbi Joshua Levin Jergel, Director of Friends in Dad, a non -profit organization in Pasadina.
His family lost his home in Eiton’s fire, as well as her synagogue.
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The organized religion provides space for worship and spiritual study. Amid a disaster, it can also provide a built -in system of active care and faith.
Eiton’s fire destroyed thousands of homes, schools, restaurants and companies. Burning worship houses as well. But their gatherings are still here, as they gathered to pray in borrowed spaces and distribute food and clothes. Those who have been interviewed says: The flow of religions from sympathy and generosity is an example of faith in work. They add, that it shows the role of faith in disaster times.
For a century, the Jewish Pasadina Temple and Center disappeared. But the leaders saved 13 rolls of the Torah. When the fire died, one of the walls remained engraved, a wall that the members did not know, was hiding behind Drywall. It depicts people and animals in the desert, under one palm tree.
“My house is burned, but I will not consider myself homeless,” says rabbi Garter. It has resources, friends, society.
“We have to find the courage to rebuild a step simultaneously.”
Cars are pulled to the parking lot in Pasadina, and by two Santaologists. Christian volunteers distribute groceries and diapers. The orange, yellow and black turbans are photographing a lot of crowded, as the volunteers with Sikhs take out the hot chickpea Carros, the basmati rice and cups of steam chair.
The car line extends around a lot. Volunteers pass meals through car windows and carry the rear seats with pet food, cleaning tools and paper commodities. Some Sikhs traveled from New York and Canada to cook and provide meals for people displaced due to forest fires.
Chai, in particular, gets both five -star reviews of volunteers and gunmen alike.
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The organized religion provides space for worship and spiritual study. Amid a disaster, it can also provide a built -in system of active care and faith.
“This is what we really hope to do here – he really offers condolences, and offers comfort, at this time, completely crazy,” says Meetan Kaur, an organizer with UNITED SIKHS, an international assistance organization.
Eiton’s fire destroyed thousands of homes, schools, restaurants and companies. Burning worship houses as well. But their gatherings are still here, as they gathered to pray in borrowed spaces and distribute food and clothes. Those who have been interviewed says: The flow of religions from sympathy and generosity is an example of faith in work. They add, that it shows the role of faith in disaster times.
“The organized religion provides space for worship and spiritual study, but it can be particularly useful when it strikes disasters because there is already” a systematic system for care, “says Cennatia Ericsson, dean at the Fuller of theological School, which specializes in the intersection of faith.
When people suffer from trauma or tragedy, it is normal to try to understand the cause. “We are trying to find meaning in it,” says Dr. Ericsson, who attends the Arab Church. She had a evacuation, but her house was saved. She was eager not to say that she was blessed, because “I did not want to make God prefer me somehow, because I do not believe in that.”
In the Pasadina Church, Chanel Jackson downloads SUVs after SUVs with free groceries. It is attending the Central Bible Church of the Believers in Englo, clear throughout Los Angeles. But it is driven to the center of donation and distribution by both its faith and roots.
Mrs. Jackson grew up in Altadina, so like many other volunteers, she says this is personal. Two of its schools are burned. She knows some people in the queue. It features a “DENA” shirt-and this is what people call Altadena-Pasadena-talking about the necessity from the Bible to help the poor.
“Many people – their faith shakes,” she says. “They are wondering about God -” Why am I? – This is what I completely understand and sympathize with him. But God is in people. God is in the angels. God is in the people here in this relief center, in an attempt to help the needy families. “
“There must be hope.”
The new fires broke out this week, as Hughes fire caused tens of thousands of people.
The tragedies and hardship calls for the primary aspect of faith: society. “It is a matter of contacting something greater than ourselves,” says Rabbi Joshua Levin Gratr, Director of Friends in Dad, a local non -profit organization.
His family lost her home in the Iton fire, as well as her church, where he was once a rabbi and is now alcohol.
For a century, the Jewish Pasadina Temple and Center disappeared. But the leaders saved 13 toe coils before the building was burned. When the fire died, one wall remained, engraved with a mural that the members did not know, was hiding behind Drywall. It depicts people and animals in the desert, under one palm tree.
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“My house is burned, but I will not consider myself homeless,” says rabbi Garter. It has resources, friends, society.
Founded 130 years ago, Deed friends focus on the most needy people, run a food store, provide housing assistance and management. Since the fires, only help requests have increased. But you also have donations and volunteers.
Despite the uncertainty that his family faces and many others, there is only one option, says the rabbi. “We have to find the courage to rebuild a step simultaneously.”
To find that courage, to resort to the Mass and traditions of Judaism – such as the Sabbath – which consists of it, says the rabbi. “There must be hope.”
The teachings and stories of the Torah exist as “a reminder that there is still a huge amount of love in the world.”
Service as the principle of faith
In Altadena, at least five different places of worship surrendered to the Hashim fire, including Altadena Community Church Church, the Church of St. Mark Episcopal, and the Qaiswa Mosque. The first Church of Christ, the world, the Madina, whose edifice has been rescued, says that it plans to share its area with the nearby gatherings as soon as it is safe to return.
The motivation to help Greater Los Angeles exceed all religions and walking life. Some volunteers have no religious affiliation and they are simply here to serve.
The flow of generosity and support was overflowing – from World Central Kitchen and YMCA and local artists who provide aid, to retailers such as living spaces who offer free ranks to thousands of people who have become displaced.
But for some, this generosity is essential to their faith.
Gurvinder Singh, International Humanitarian Aid Director of UNITED SIKHS, says Gurdwara is not just a place to worship, but also a place for coordination and show aid.
SwordMr. Singh, who is translated into “non -selfish service”, says an invitation to work. Walk alongside a tradition TangerineCommunity meal.
“It is really the basis of humanity,” says Ms. Core in the Pasadina Church. “It is connected through food.”
It calls Tangerine “Great Tie”, a common meal by everything that shows that no one is better than anyone else.
One of the hungry passengers, who lost her house in the fire, says that the shared curry dish with her is a vegetable meal with great appreciation and difficulty. “This is the best I have.”
