Each time we put out a paper, we try to strike a delicate balance. How do we include all the many viewpoints and members of our community? Despite our singular-sounding name, we are not …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/7/18
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My cat has gotten way too accustomed to my work-from-home life.
In the past year, if you’ve ever been on a Zoom meeting with me, you’ve probably seen her tail go by. Her pandemic …
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Fran Ostendorf
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5/9/21
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Getting tired of the heat and humidity of this June and July?
Have you changed your routine due to the hottest-ever July?
Are you spending time reminiscing about those New England summers …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/4/23
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Do you have election fatigue?
Left vs. right; accusations, fake news and lies; Russian and Chinese misinformation; sorting through mixed and confusing messages.
Are you ready to shut down and …
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Fran Ostendorf
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10/2/20
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I had time for some real moments of reflection this month as I rooted through a couple of boxes in my parents’ basement. They have lived in the same house since the mid-1960s and, as you can …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/5/21
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For the past nine years, the second week of August has meant only one thing. Time to pack up the minivan and take one child or the other – or both – back to college. Some years the van was packed tighter than others. One year, it was so stuffed …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/19/14
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As I write this column, we face continuing troubles worldwide. In the Middle East, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a short pause in the fighting, which will probably be over by the time you read …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/1/23
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This is the season of new beginnings. Before you know it, the year will change and it will be 5777. The days leading up to that change are a time to do a little reflecting on life.
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Fran Ostendorf
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9/16/16
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Like it or not, we are a people of the world. World events affect us. Sure, we live in a state with its share of newsmaking events. But this week I’m looking to national and international events that are – and should be – the subject of …
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Fran Ostendorf
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3/12/15
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It’s hard to know what to make of national and world events since the last Jewish Voice was published.
Barcelona, Charlottesville, Turku, Boston.
How can I lump these together? Taken …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/24/17
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