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Since 9/11, Rhode Islanders have been concerned about any form of terrorism striking our state. Our community has changed from complacent and free, to vigilant and concerned.
The recent San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks as well as …
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MARTY COOPER
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12/11/15
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – In carefully tailored stump speeches that ranged in tone from apocalyptic to chummy, all but one of the Republican presidential candidates showed up in an attempt to woo Jewish voters.
Many of the speeches at the Republican …
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Sarah Wildman
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12/11/15
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One of art’s great roles is to make your blood run faster. By that measure, it’s definitely worth a trip to the Brown faculty exhibition at the Bell Gallery, in Providence, (through Dec. 21) to see how Tony Cokes exposes and lampoons anti-Jewish …
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NOEL RUBINTON
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12/11/15
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JTA – David Bernstein, a businessman and longtime Jewish activist, has been tapped to head the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Bernstein, 49, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, will succeed Steve Gutow as president and CEO of the organization, an …
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12/11/15
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JTA – While America puzzles over the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, many American Jews are puzzling over an additional element: the religious identity of victim Nicholas Thalasinos.
Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a …
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Uriel Heilman
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12/11/15
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The National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend is a joint project of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of 50 national faith denominations and groups and the Washington National Cathedral.
December marks the third …
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12/11/15
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Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, in partnership with the Kesher Program of Jewish Family Services, hosted a program on Nov. 4 to help parents and caregivers of adult children with special needs prepare for the future. A panel of three experts in the …
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TARA WATKINS, LICSW
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12/11/15
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What does it take to get 100 women out of the house on a cold Sunday morning in November? Tichyeh Schochet might have said something like this: “Some women want to get away from the kids, some come to learn Torah, some don’t want to learn Torah, …
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JILL PEARLMAN
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12/11/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – About 100 women gathered at the Western Wall to light Hanukkah candles.
Security guards permitted 20 women to enter with their menorahs, but then attempted to ban and confiscate a large communal one being brought in by the …
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12/11/15
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JTA – Some 6,000 people gathered in Paris under heavy security for the public lighting of a Hanukkah menorah at the base of the Eiffel Tower, despite security concerns in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks.
French Chief Rabbi Haim …
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12/11/15
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