Talk of conspiracy and collusion in politics may seem more rampant than ever before. But on Dec. 9, Jeff Rogg told a lively Zoom audience of congregants from Temple Shalom, in Middletown, that …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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1/7/21
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BY JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
Donations to the Alliance annual campaign support many causes in the greater Rhode Island Jewish community and around the world. They give people hope help and …
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3/5/21
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L’dor v’dor, the Jewish principle of passing on cultural values, rituals, traditions and history to the next generation, is embodied in the father-and-daughter team of Ronald Markoff and …
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JESSICA MURPHY
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4/1/22
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At the first-ever “Kosherpalooza” – a kosher food festival geared toward consumers – savvy attendees knew best to strategize: First, sample everything on the …
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JACKIE HAJDENBERG (New York Jewish Week)
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7/7/23
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“I’m grateful for four really wonderful years. I loved the job. I wouldn’t change a thing.”
Gratitude is a word Rabbi Elan Babchuck uses often when he speaks about his tenure at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence.
Many in the community …
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Fran Ostendorf
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11/13/15
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In July, having completed 45 years of service to Temple Beth-El as well as the larger Jewish and gentile communities, Rabbi Gutterman will retire as senior rabbi of Temple Beth-El. Three years ago, he surpassed the record of his mentor, Rabbi …
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George M. Goodwin
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6/18/15
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JTA – More than half of today’s American Jewish college students have witnessed or experienced an anti-Semitic incident, according to a new study.
Some 54 percent of the participants in the survey released Feb. 23 by the Louis D. Brandeis …
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2/26/15
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Those who try to get in touch with their Ashkenazi Jewish heritage by studying Yiddish at the college level face challenges that can be outweighed by the nachas (pride or pleasure) of rediscovering the nearly lost language.
“The most exciting …
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Robert Gluck
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8/19/14
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The world of cyber safety can be mysterious and confusing to many parents who struggle to stay abreast of the ever-growing choices their children have online. This article offers a brief look at what parents can look for and do …
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Andrea Epstein, LICSW
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2/27/14
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JTA — Individuals who lost money from employer-managed retirement funds invested with Bernard Madoff are not eligible to receive money from the liquidation of the Ponzi schemer’s firm.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Stuart Bernstein ruled Aug. …
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8/28/14
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