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JTA – Two Jewish-Americans are among the three players remaining at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Neil Blumenfield of San Francisco and Josh Beckley of New Jersey are battling with chip leader Joe McKeehen of …
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11/13/15
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During the past few months, pundits and politicians have been amazed by the huge turnouts at Bernie Sanders’ rallies. Sanders, an avowed socialist, evidently poses no threat to public safety or the government, as the police presence at his events …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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11/13/15
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The Cranston Senior Guild’s annual holiday party will be held Dec. 2 at the West Valley Inn, 4 Blossom St., West Warwick, at noon. The cost of the lunch is $21, which includes soup, salad, pasta, entree and dessert. …
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11/13/15
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How can you learn where your ancestors lived before they arrived in the United States? Keren Weiner, a noted genealogist from Pittsfield, Mass., spoke to the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association on Oct. 18 at Temple Habonim, in …
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11/13/15
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The Jewish Women’s Conference has been a regular date on my calendar for nine years. It’s no ordinary day when a kaleidoscope of Jewish women from all backgrounds, in all variety of dress and hairstyles, learn Torah together. …
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JILL PEARLMAN
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11/13/15
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On Oct. 24, five women celebrated their B’not Mitzvah at Temple Habonim in Barrington. The ceremony was filled with prayer, chanting and stories of their Jewish experiences. Pictured here (left to right) are Rabbi Andrew Klein, Bonni Koppelman, …
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11/13/15
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On Oct. 30, Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea visited the seventh and eighth grade American Government classes at the Providence Hebrew Day School (PHDS). She shared information with the students about her background, …
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11/13/15
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Are we obsessed with anti-Semitism?
That was one of the issues Dr. Deborah Lipstadt raised at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2016 Annual Campaign Community-Wide Event on Nov. 1. A celebration of all the benefits of giving, the …
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Fran Ostendorf
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11/13/15
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Several area rabbis joined Providence School Superintendent Chris Maher on a Family Service of Rhode Island Walking School Bus route Nov. 10.
The rabbis and superintendent participated in a route for Fogarty Elementary on Oxford Street in the …
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11/13/15
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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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