The continuous ringing of bells was heard throughout the Statehouse on Jan. 5 to signal the opening of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s legislative session. Legislators began formulating …
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MARTY COOPER
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8/4/16
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Question: Can I visit a mourner on Shabbat?
M.V., Pawtucket
Dear P.C.,
Since Jewish law prohibits sitting shiva on Shabbat, it may appear that the mourning family would be violating …
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By Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel
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1/20/17
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“ Gett : The Trial of Vivian Amsalem,” a 2014 film featuring some of Israel’s leading actors, will be screened at the Dwares JCC in Providence on March 8, from 6-9 p.m. The movie …
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TSLIL REICHMAN
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3/2/17
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Welcoming the stranger is a Jewish value that crosses all religious boundaries. That first step of walking into a place one has never been can be scary and intimidating – but not if you are …
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MEREDITH SINEL
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9/25/17
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During your working years, you probably set aside money for retirement in an IRA, 401(k), and other workplace savings plans, as well as in taxable accounts.
Your challenge during retirement …
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11/9/17
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Adam Cable, of Pawtucket; Leah Tinberg, of Pawtucket (now living in Los Angeles); and Seth Finkle, of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island; along with the Next Gen Delegation to the 2019 March of the Living, pose recently with the director and rabbi of the JCC Krakow in Poland.
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5/14/19
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People have been asking me how will they be able to do Passover while in quarantine? A friend tells me “Rabbi this year we won’t be doing a Seder because the kids are not coming.”
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RABBI YOSSI LAUFER
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4/5/20
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10/10/21
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Author Rachel Kadish will be present in person to help lead the discussion of her National Jewish Book Award-winning novel “The Weight of Ink.” The event, sponsored by the Rosen Library at Temple Emanu-El, takes place Sunday, Nov. 6 at Temple Emanu-El in Providence.
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10/7/22
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My life’s journey has enabled me to travel to eastern Europe, where my grandparents and father were born
From 2015 to 2019 , I made annual trips to Ukraine, where I visited the birthplaces …
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AARON GINSBURG
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10/5/23
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