PROVIDENCE – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was the draw as close to 600 people filled St. Dominic Chapel on the Providence College campus on Nov. 3. The crowd was a mixed …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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11/11/16
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The archives of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association hold many treasures, historic moments in the history of the Jews in Rhode Island. Often, equally important, are the stories connected to …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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10/28/16
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The November/December exhibit in the Gallery at Temple Habonim features works by three accomplished artists. Their diverse talents speak volumes about art and its possibilities. The show will open …
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10/28/16
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Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and one of the world’s most impoverished countries, experienced its biggest humanitarian disaster since the 2010 …
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STEPHANIE HAGUE
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10/28/16
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NEWPORT – Rabbi Marc Mandel of the Touro Synagogue introduced me to the minyan as “Mike, a reporter.” I felt a bit like Clark Kent on an assignment for the Daily Planet.
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MIKE FINK
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10/28/16
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Richard Kodner has been hired as the next director of Camp JORI in Wakefield. The announcement was made in a letter to parents Oct. 14.
Kodner comes to JORI from the St. Louis area, where he …
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10/28/16
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(Kveller via JTA) – At my daughter’s recent Bat Mitzvah, hundreds of people spread out to form a large circle and, together, carefully hold a completely unrolled Torah …
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JULIE WEINER
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10/28/16
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(Kveller via JTA) – I didn’t grow up in a very religious home. That said, my parents gave me the option to attend Hebrew school and have a Bat mitzvah.
My friends were …
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STACEY STEINHART
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10/28/16
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JERUSALEM – Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who died in Afghanistan, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in …
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SAM SOKOL
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10/28/16
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I remember it like it was yesterday, watching my 74-year-old father lying in a hospital bed, totally incapacitated as the result of a stroke. Breathing was the only thing he was able to manage …
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ERIN MINIOR
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10/28/16
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