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JTA – Remember Itamar Tubul, the mid-level bureaucrat who decides who can marry in Israel?
Tubul evaluates requests from Israeli immigrants seeking a marriage license. To do so, he needs to ensure that they’re Jewish, and receives …
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BEN SALES
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12/25/15
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A good time was had by all at the annual Jewish Family Service Kosher Senior Café Hanukkah party.
The event, on Dec. 11, included 90 guests as well as staff and volunteers at Temple Emanu-El, where a festive meal was served, including latkes. …
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12/25/15
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AMSTERDAM (JTA) – The mayor of Amsterdam pledged $1.27 million for the protection of Jewish institutions.
Eberhard van der Laan informed the City Council Dec. 11 of his decision to allocate the funds next year to 15 Jewish organizations that …
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12/25/15
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JTA – Bernie Sanders, Jenna Jameson, criminal rabbis: How much do you know about the Jews and their goings-on in 2015? JTA has the answer for you, in exchange for your answer to these 20 questions taken from our coverage of the Jewish and Israeli …
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URIEL HEILMAN
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12/25/15
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Rhode Islanders answered the call on Super Sunday, Dec. 13, to help ensure a strong future for the Jewish community in Rhode Island. Volunteers gathered on Sunday, as well as at follow-up phone-a-thons, to raise $94,547, putting the Jewish Alliance …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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12/25/15
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In the world of Jewish folk art, there are few realities quite as sad as the lost era of beautiful paintings, murals and architecture produced by the Jews of Eastern Europe. These intensely detailed works reflected hiddur mitzvah, making the …
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LEAH C. BOURAMIA
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12/25/15
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The judges for this year’s Hanukkah Art and Writing Contest were impressed by the creativity in the more than 100 entries.
Participation in the contest, sponsored by The Jewish Voice and Touro Fraternal Association, increased from last year. …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/25/15
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Where are all the young Jews in Rhode Island? They’re here, and they were definitely present at Breaktime Bowl, in Pawtucket, for the third annual Vodka Latke on Dec. 10.
(401)j, the brainchild of the Jewish Alliance, Congregation Beth …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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12/25/15
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Rabbi Barry Dolinger, of Congregation Beth Sholom in Providence, has been chosen to join the sixth class of Rabbis Without Borders.
“I’m honored and humbled to have been accepted,” said Dolinger. “I’m excited to learn and study with …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/25/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – With the recent shooting in San Bernardino, television and social media have yet again brought images of fatalities and injuries and the grief of those directly affected into our homes. For many Americans, and in particular the …
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PAUL GOLDENBERG
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12/11/15
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