The object — along with 150 tons of rubble from the synagogue, including parts of ... a few months we will see that more parts of the Torah Ark are among the stones.” The find is “quite ...

Zierler is one of dozens of teens for whom Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, a Conservative synagogue in Pasadena, has been ...

The object comes encased in a weatherproof holy ark that has shoulder straps and can function as a podium on which to read scripture.

The 434-family congregation had operated from the Mission-style building, which had a wooden Torah ark carved by the Jewish artist Peter Krasnow, and three outbuildings since the 1940s.

which Mendel said will be in the holy ark when it’s opened during Sabbath services. The Nehdar Torah’s survival and re-emergence echoes the story of the synagogue that shelters it. In 1934 ...

I was terrified but undaunted. When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors of the holy ark where the Torah scrolls rested, and I spontaneously uttered ...