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How to choose a Passover Haggadah
(MyJewishLearning via JTA) – With thousands of published haggadot available for purchase, choosing the one that is best for your seder can be overwhelming. For an overview of the many … more
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Groups call on Israel to keep African migrants
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, an umbrella body for Jewish public policy groups, is the latest Jewish organization to call on Israel’s government not to expel … more
Kosher conundrum: If water doesn’t need certification, why have the symbol?
A new brand of bottled water recently hit grocery store shelves, and its tagline is reminiscent of the 1965 catchphrase for Hebrew National hot dogs, “We answer to a higher authority.” Fifty years later, Clearly Kosher® says its water is, … more
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With the Capitol in the background, crowds from across the U.S. came together at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., Jan. 21. Chapters from every state, including Rhode Island attended.
At dawn of the Trump era, two Jewish tribes descend on Washington
WASHINGTON (JTA) – “Cantor Kaufman!” Rabbi Jonah Pesner shouted across the intersection of 3rd and D in Washington’s Northwest quadrant, packed sidewalk to sidewalk with women … more
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At Reform biennial, focus on social justice and tradition
ORLANDO, Fla. (JTA) – Growing up in a traditional Jewish household, Joan Cubell didn’t really know much about Reform Judaism. But after obtaining ordination a few years ago from a little-known rabbinical institute in suburban New … more
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Sharon Friedman
‘This is what democracy looks like’
They came – the young, the old, entire families and collections of fast friends, those aided by canes and others in wheelchairs.   This undulating mass of humanity, including … more
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Federations’ General Assembly focuses on healing after Iran rancor
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Think unity. On the heels of this year’s rancorous and polarizing debate over the Iran nuclear deal, organizers of this week’s General Assembly (GA) of Jewish federations wanted their annual conference to be an opportunity … more
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More Madoff money going back to investors
JTA – Victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme will split another $500 million, bringing the total recovered to $10.3 billion. Trustee Irving Picard on Nov. 17 announced a settlement with two “feeder funds” that are being liquidated in … more
Control over Touro Synagogue and its $7.4 million silver bells back in court
BOSTON (JTA) – Ownership of the country’s oldest synagogue and its valuable religious and ritual objects is being decided by a federal appeals court. The hearing of the case by a … more
Phil Sklar and his bobbleheads.
Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum, and his Hanukkah bobbles
With a Jewish co-founder, it was just a matter of time before the world’s only bobblehead museum unveiled Hanukkah bobbles. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, in Milwaukee, was … more
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