Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack
Posted on: Apr 23, 2025 14:33 IST | Posted by: Nytimes
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By Josh Shapiro
Mr. Shapiro is the governor of Pennsylvania.
I woke up to yelling in the hallway.
A few seconds later, there was a bang on the door.
It was just after 2 a.m., and a state trooper in the hallway of our private living quarters at the governor’s residence said there was a fire in the building. We needed to evacuate immediately.
My wife, Lori, and I ran to the bedrooms where our kids and two dogs were sleeping. We got them up quickly and followed the trooper down a back stairwell to the driveway.
At that point, standing in the cold, damp air, knowing that all the kids were accounted for, we began to wonder what had happened.
We thought it must be some kind of accident — perhaps a candle had been left burning and tipped over, something had short-circuited or there had been a malfunction in the kitchen.
But once the fire was extinguished — and firefighters were tackling the last few hot spots — the chief of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire took me back inside to see the damage.
As I walked through the doorway, my nose burned from the smell of smoke. It was eerily quiet, but I could hear water dripping from the ceiling. My feet sloshed on the soaked floor.
The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.
יברכך יהוה וישמרך
יאר יהוה פניו אליך ויחנך
ישא יהוה פניו אליך וישם לך שלום
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