People, pets and now word of Torahs rescued from the floods in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from the Houston Chronicle.
At least 27 Torahs were rescued from three synagogues and a Jewish day school last weekend by 15 people from the New Orleans and Baton Rogue Jewish communities,
Rabbi Issac Leider who's spent years performing sacramental cleanup duties at bus bombings in Israel was brought in for one rescue.
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The rabbi waded to the front of the hall and opened the ark that held six Torah scrolls. He also found a white prayer shawl and the silver adornments for the scrolls. He cradled them in his arms and made his way toward the rafts. "Out of six, only two are restorable," Leider said. "I'm glad that we did this, but I'm disappointed. It's bad to see them in this condition.
