Meet the Jewish FDNY firefighters serving as a bright light for New Yorkers

Meet the Jewish FDNY firefighters serving as a bright light for New Yorkers

In Jewish tradition, the ner tamid (“eternal flame”) is the sacred lamp that hangs in synagogue sanctuaries around the world, symbolizing the continuously burning light in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. It represents the enduring presence of the divine. At first glance, it might seem ironic that a fraternal organization of Jewish firefighters calls itself the Ner Tamid Society — after all, it’s their job to extinguish flames. But the irony fad…