Last of three in a series
Most of us are familiar with the model of Jewish Community Centers in the United States. There’s usually a fitness center, after-school programs, a preschool, Jewish programming for people of all ages, and ways for …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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2/5/16
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Some people say that you must leave the comforts of home to find yourself. Sophia Blum, who left the East Side of Providence to study dramatic arts and has since developed her theater skills in a variety of locations, recently returned to …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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2/5/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – An iconic family-owned Jewish appetizing shop on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is opening a second retail location, in Brooklyn.
Russ & Daughters, which has sold smoked fish and other Ashkenazi favorites from a small …
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2/5/16
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Rabbi Andrew Klein of Temple Habonim in Barrington will attend the upcoming 127th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Hundreds of Reform rabbis from around the world will join …
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2/5/16
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The Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict, organized by an Israel-based initiative called The 9 Adar Project, is fast approaching, and there is no shortage of ways to participate.
“The Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict is dedicated to …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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2/5/16
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JTA – When Pope Francis crossed the Tiber River to visit the Great Synagogue of Rome on Jan. 17, he became the third pontiff to do so. But his 1.5-mile journey to the towering Tempio Maggiore showed that what was once unthinkable is now the norm. …
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RUTH ELLEN GRUBER
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1/22/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Five North American Jewish day school organizations and networks representing more than 375 schools from across the denominational spectrum are merging.
The Jewish Community Day School Network (RAVSAK), the Partnership for …
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1/22/16
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As a person who identifies as Jewish, but who lives a rather secular life, I was surprised by my excitement at being asked to join the Jewish Alliance mission to Israel in November. While I was taught at a young age the importance of Israel and my …
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ADAM GREENMAN
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1/22/16
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On Jan. 11, Providence Hebrew Day School launched a program to help students visualize the importance of interpersonal mitzvot. It will continue until Purim. The idea behind the program is that we all have imaginary buckets above our heads that …
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1/22/16
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Congregation Beth Sholom celebrates another year of meaningful religious experiences, community programming and participation in the broader local and Jewish community with its Annual Gala Feb. 21 at 4 p.m.
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STEPHANIE HAGUE
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1/22/16
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