It has been six weeks since the fifth-graders at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island returned from their milestone three days in the Teva – Shomrei Adamah overnight program. The …
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ADINA DAVIES
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1/31/19
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On April 28, The Outreach Program was held at Temple Beth-El. Participants packaged 40,000 meals that were distributed to Rhode Island agencies and food pantries.
In addition, $9,800 was raised thanks for generous donations. This was very close to the goal of $10,000.
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6/6/19
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The Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), now in its 23rd year, will take place in venues across Rhode Island from Aug. 6-11, 2019. The festival has become a leading …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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8/1/19
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On Oct. 2, a group gathered outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Providence to honor the memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speakers included State Rep. Rebecca Kislak. …
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10/14/20
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In his will, renowned businessman and investor Warren Buffett reportedly left instructions for his heirs to invest in index funds, based on a belief that those funds would outperform actively …
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3/5/21
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Congratulations to Garden Grille, the 2021 winner of the first Top Nosh, best of Kosher Rhode Island competition. …
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8/18/21
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“From the depths of pain sprung the fountains of love (Miriam Peretz, 2019)”.
This year’s memorial program for Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) will take place via …
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4/1/22
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The Narragansett Council Jewish Committee on Scouting, in conjunction with Temple Beth-El, is holding its annual Scout Shabbat on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Ave., …
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2/3/23
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PROVIDENCE – “Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, da-da (hey, hey, hey)/Gitchie, gitchie, ya-ya, here.” This inane lyric from LaBelle’s 1974 hit song “Lady Marmalade,” which opens John Logan’s Tony Award-winning "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," speaks volumes about everything that comes after.
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Bob Abelman
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12/21/23
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In the introduction to his popular and influential history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, “The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World” (W. W. Norton & Co, 2000), Oxford University Professor Avi Shlaim recounts the following story: “The …
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SHAI AFSAI
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2/19/16
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