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First in a series of three.
The JDC, or the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, is an international organization that helps Jews around the world who are in need. It is the world’s largest humanitarian assistance organization and has …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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1/7/16
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Tikkun olam: When I became a Bar Mitzvah, four years ago, these words were ensconced in my mind and heart. As I grew older, I learned that in order to repair the world, you must first embrace it.
Last July, my friends from Camp JORI and I …
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JAMISON GRIFFITH EVANS
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1/7/16
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Falmouth Jewish Congregation is screening the film “Rosenwald” on Jan. 14 to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This feature-length historical documentary, directed by award-winning director Aviva Kempner, is about businessman and philanthropist …
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1/7/16
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In the past, I’ve written here and elsewhere about Benjamin Franklin’s influence on Judaism. A number of people, in response to those pieces, expressed surprise that Franklin would have had an impact on Judaism given that he was (so they said) …
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SHAI AFSAI
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1/7/16
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – During the recent climate summit outside Paris, the 195 delegate countries – including Israel – committed to implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve their goals every five years.
The …
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Ben Sales
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12/25/15
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Redwood Lodge No. 35, founded in 1878, is often referred to as Providence’s first Jewish Masonic Lodge. The driving force behind its formation was Myer Noot, who, according to Redwood lore, “visualized a lodge wherein the question of religion or …
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SHAI AFSAI
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12/25/15
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JTA – Brandeis University announced Dec. 10 that its next president will be Ronald Liebowitz, the former president of Middlebury College.
Though he won’t start until next July, Liebowitz shared some of his ideas about the …
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URIEL HEILMAN
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12/25/15
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PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island held its second annual Hanukkah party at the Dwares JCC, on Providence’s East Side, on Dec. 9. The event, named Mitzvahs & Miracles, was a party in the conventional sense, with …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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12/25/15
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The West Bay Community Jewish Center (WBCJC) held its first congregational meeting on Dec. 17, marking six months since the center came into being. The members in attendance, the board and Rabbi Richard Perlman, regarded the meeting as an occasion …
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NAOMI LIPSKY
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12/25/15
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Attending the recent State House candle-lighting event, which has taken place at Hanukkah for the last 30 years, are Gov. Gina Raimondo, and her family with Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer, director of Chabad Rhode Island, elected officials and members of the …
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12/25/15
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