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BDS is anti-constitutional and discriminatory, Spanish tribunal rules

JTA – Citing anti-discrimination laws, a Spanish constitutional tribunal recommended scrapping a municipality’s motion calling for a boycott of Israel. The Ministerio Fiscal, an … more

5/27/16

Amsterdam to pay Jewish community $11M for Holocaust survivor taxes

JTA – The city of Amsterdam will give its Jewish community $11 million as compensation for taxes imposed on Holocaust survivors who returned home to the Dutch capital following World War II. … more

5/27/16

Genesis Prize/JFN award grants $3.3M to programs for intermarried families

JTA – Some 28 projects to increase outreach to intermarried families will receive funding under a matching grants program between the Jewish Funders Network and the Genesis Prize. … more

5/27/16

Can you accumulate $1 million for retirement?

Like many people, you’ve probably made investment goals – but will you be able to reach them? Say, for example, that you have determined that you would like to have $1 million in … more

Barbara Kenerson | 5/27/16

Five habits that can lead to a greener, happier life

(Family Features) – Whether you take shorter showers, reduce food waste or make eco-minded choices at the grocery store, adopting one simple habit can make a difference in protecting … more

5/27/16

‘Screenagers’ is for tweens, teens and adults

Are you watching kids navigate the world through touch screens? Do you and your teen struggle to negotiate screen time? If so, you are one of many concerned parents. Kesher (a … more

5/27/16

Muslim scholar, educator and chaplain to speak at Congregation Beth Sholom

Celene Ibrahim – scholar, educator and chaplain – will speak on June 4 at Providence’s Congregatiaon Beth Sholom, 275 Camp St., following Shabbat morning services. Ibrahim … more

SHAI AFSAI | 5/27/16

Training is an important bonding experience

In April, I was fortunate to travel to Israel for the summer shlichim (Israeli emissary) training held at Kibbutz Shefayim outside Tel-Aviv. Every year, the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) … more

SETH FINKLE | 5/27/16

An amazing year of sights, sounds and brotherhood in Israel

I’ve been privileged to spend the past year studying in Jerusalem. Everywhere I go, I feel a sense of love and brotherhood with my fellow Jews. The beauty of the entire land is like nothing … more

YAACOV SCHOCHET | 5/27/16

Moses Brown School where I have been attending classes for 10 years.

For a Jewish boy from Rhode Island, college life provides thought-provoking challenges

I am a high school senior at Moses Brown School. This school is the embodiment of what I call the “Rhode Island Effect”: Every day I am welcomed by the same people and I feel comfortable … more

GORDON EIDES | 5/27/16