On June 7, the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C. commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. To mark this historic occasion, the Embassy celebrated with an event on …
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6/23/17
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JTA – Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced the creation of a scholarship program named after her late husband for low-income college students.
Sandberg announced the Dave Goldberg …
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10/16/17
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BY JENNIFER ZWIRN
In response to the upsurge in religious and racial acts of hate and violence both nationally and worldwide, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island kicked off a Community …
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3/4/18
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Temple Sinai in Cranston is seeking new members. To attract them, the congregation is offering a chance for people to get to know the congregation without dues for the rest of 2018.
“There …
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8/9/18
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s Cabinet approved a plan to bring some 1,000 Ethiopian Falash Mura who have children living in Israel to the country.
The plan approved on Oct. 7 was …
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10/12/18
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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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