Inferno destroys Rutherford synagogue, claims Torah scrolls Dan Alexander Published: August 11, 2025 Fire at the Congregation Beth El synagogue in Rutherford 8/8/25 (East Rutherford Fire Department)

šŸ”„Seven Torah scrolls were lost to a fast-moving fire early Friday morning

šŸ”„Investigators could not determine a cause

šŸ”„The temple is holding a fundraiser in order to rebuild

RUTHERFORD ā€” An investigation into Friday morningā€™s early morning fire at could not determine the cause of a fire at a Bergen County Jewish center.

Fire broke out at the 106-year-old Congregation Beth El Chabad around 2:45 a.m. and quickly engulfed the entire south side of the building.

The fire also destroyed the home of Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman, his wife, and four of his six children. They escaped the fire a

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