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Under the expert supervision of Chef Georgina Saprong, attendees made (and ate!) delicious latkes at the Mothers Circle Hanukkah Helper Holiday Prep class. more

Arthur C. Norman | 11/22/13

Reinterpreting the Binding of Isaac

Nineteen verses tell the story of the Binding of Isaac – read in synagogue each Rosh Hashanah – but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of commentaries on it. more

Rabbi Jack Riemer/JNS.org | 8/16/13

Re: Hillel call to action

With much of the world in turmoil and Israel and Jews under attack on many fronts, there are many important issues for Jewish students to become involved in. Foremost, is the fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement … more

Letters to the editor | 12/11/15

Ruth Groh, 91

FALL RIVER, MASS. – Ruth (Sicherman) Groh died on Feb. 12 at the Fall River Jewish Home. Born on July 14, 1923, in Exeter, Pa., she was the youngest of four children of Harry and Minnie (Mark) Sicherman. She always had a great love for music and … more

3/12/15

Lester Chafetz, 84

SHAWNEE MISSION, KAN. – Lester Chafetz Ph.D., formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, died July 23 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Kansas. A native of Providence and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a distinguished research scientist who … more

8/28/14

Re: Business profile (Nov. 8.)

Thank you so much for the profile! I am going to put that on my web page because it is such a nice article! I have written to Irina [Missiuro, Editorial Consultant] to say it is the best piece I have seen on Simplified Lives and I am really … more

Letters to the editor | 11/22/13

Florence Spooner, 80

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Florence (Sloane) Spooner passed away April 7. She was the wife of the late Leonard Spooner. She was born in New York, the daughter of the late Nathan and Anne (Silver) … more

4/15/16

Standing at Sinai

Shavuot falls on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan and is observed on the sixth and seventh days in the Diaspora. In our liturgy we refer to it as z’man matan torateinu (the … more

d'Var Torah | 6/9/16

Aly Raisman wins silver medal in Olympic gymnastics all-around

(JTA) – Aly Raisman won the Olympic silver medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around in Rio de Janeiro. The Jewish competitor from Needham, Massachusetts, finished second behind her American … more

8/11/16

Eggnog doughnuts for ‘Chrismukkah’

By (The Nosher via JTA) – It’s sufganiyot season, and there are few things that make me as enthralled as legitimate, cultural/religious reason to eat copious amounts of freshly … more

Shannon Sarna | 12/23/16