Although the year is drawing to a close, you still have time to review your finances. Pausing to reflect on the financial progress you made in 2016 and identifying adjustments for 2017 can help …
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Barbara Kenerson
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11/25/16
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JTA – The Jewish Museum and Chabad-Lubavitch in Berlin have received $2.15 million from a $1.75 billion pot intended for cultural institutions and projects in Berlin, it was announced the week …
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11/25/16
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JTA – The rate of enlistment into the Israel Defense Forces has dropped by 3.5 percent over the past five years, army sources said.
In 2016, the IDF saw the conscription of 72 percent of …
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11/25/16
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If you think you know about Jewish entertainers, try this little quiz:
Which Jewish entertainer had a hugely successful 80-year career in every entertainment genre – theater, …
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LINDA SHAMOON
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11/25/16
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EAST GREENWICH – On Nov. 19, Temple Torat Yisrael held its second annual Monte Carlo night. The event was filled with music, food, and a lot of great energy from both congregation members and …
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Hilary Levey Friedman
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11/25/16
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BY GABE FRIEDMAN
JTA – It’s a fact of life: Scores of notable people pass away each year. But for some reason – whether it’s the continued aging of the baby …
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11/25/16
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Scenes from the Great Rhode Island Challah Bake
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W ere you there? More than 150 women and girls gathered Nov. 10 at Brown RISD Hillel to bake challah. While their dough rose, there was singing and dancing. The event was part of the …
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11/25/16
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It’s a snowy winter day and you have just left your elderly father after a nice visit. He lives alone, but you are heartened that he is safe and warm, with food in the refrigerator and his …
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11/25/16
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) – It was just a few weeks ago, on the night of Nov. 8, that my family had all anxiously exchanged text messages as we watched the election results trickle in. State by state, …
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11/25/16
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Rabbi Rachel Zerin makes the blessing over challah at the end of her installation as a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El on Nov. 6. Prof. Judith Hauptman, who was Zerin’s main Talmud teacher at …
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11/25/16
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