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PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island held its second annual Hanukkah party at the Dwares JCC, on Providence’s East Side, on Dec. 9. The event, named Mitzvahs & Miracles, was a party in the conventional sense, with …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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12/25/15
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The West Bay Community Jewish Center (WBCJC) held its first congregational meeting on Dec. 17, marking six months since the center came into being. The members in attendance, the board and Rabbi Richard Perlman, regarded the meeting as an occasion …
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NAOMI LIPSKY
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12/25/15
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Attending the recent State House candle-lighting event, which has taken place at Hanukkah for the last 30 years, are Gov. Gina Raimondo, and her family with Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer, director of Chabad Rhode Island, elected officials and members of the …
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12/25/15
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On Dec. 13, the Sunday of Hanukkah, Congregation Beth Sholom (CBS) held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new handicap-accessible entrance to the building’s lower level – the site for weekly prayer, classes, social and cultural activities, …
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JEWISH VOICE STAFF
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12/25/15
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Everything has a backstory, from the shoes on our feet (where were they made?) to the angel illustrations in books (who decided what they look like?), so it’s no surprise that there is a story behind Bob Sandy’s award-winning pumpernickel bread …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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12/25/15
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The room is filled with warmth, smiling faces, and three generations of the Bazar family: Banice and his children Karen and Peter, Peter’s son Josh, and nephew Todd. The Bazars own and manage Imperial Pearl, a pearl sourcing, jewelry design and …
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LEAH C. BOURAMIA
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12/25/15
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On Nov. 13, 18 Rhode Island community leaders went on a special mission to Israel. The interfaith group included R.I. Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, Speaker of the R.I. House Nicholas Mattiello, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa and other civic …
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Marty Cooper
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12/25/15
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JTA – Itzhak Perlman, the Israeli-born violin virtuoso, was named the third winner of the Genesis Prize.
On Dec. 14, Perlman was named the winner of the annual $1 million prize that has been dubbed the “Jewish Nobel.” He joins former New …
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BEN HARRIS
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12/25/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – The United Nations will, for the first time, recognize Yom Kippur as an official holiday.
Starting in 2016, no official meetings will take place on the Jewish day of atonement at the international body’s New York …
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12/25/15
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StatePoint – Choosing a healthcare plan can be difficult, especially when you have a chronic lung disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema and makes it difficult to breathe. It …
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12/25/15
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