It’s always refreshing, when our newspapers and other media are filled with tales of vicious crimes, terrorist acts and full-scale wars, that something which catches our attention in a positive way occurs most unexpectedly. Such a thing happened …
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8/19/14
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Seeing Sam Buckler on the cover of The Jewish Voice, March 27 issue in conjunction with the article titled, “Model Community Passover Seder” brought back fond memories of a major part of my life when I was pre-and post-bar mitzvah.
As a …
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4/23/15
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Progressives criticize Israel and feel morally superior, thinking they know better than the Israeli electorate how to manage the country. “If only Israel would...” (fill in the …
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6/7/18
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I write in appreciation of Yekaterina Ginzburg-Bram’s article, “God Is Not a Man.” Yes, the Hebrew and Christian scriptures are filled with references to the divine feminine, but because we live in a patriarchal world, we don’t see them. And …
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4/23/15
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Mel Yoken’s excellent and interesting interview with Nancy Cooperstein Charney [April 2021] brought back luminous feelings about on of my favorite people. When I was a senior at Durfee High …
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5/9/21
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There were two letters in the July [2021] Jewish Rhode Island critical of Israel's defense in the Gaza war. The writers blame Israel for the conflict and casualties. Hamas uses hospitals and schools …
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8/5/21
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With respect to the most recent letters regarding the “West Bank Controversy,” I would respectfully add the following. Dr. Tannenwald has a history in writings and podcasts of giving …
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3/8/20
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I worked on political campaigns in 1976, and Lorber, and others into the 80s.I sat at the Board of Elections and watched them go over absentee ballots. I don’t remember there being mail ballots …
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10/2/20
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Guns are a fact of modern life. Mentally unstable people will get hold of them, and people with guns may become mentally unstable. I note that most mass shooters, whatever their mental state, have enough forethought not to shoot up police stations, …
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1/3/14
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In the mid-forties, I was president of the JCC BBG group, first where it met on Benefit Street. It was totally shocking to me that a girlfriend my age, Judy Ann Leven, should be very ill and then die of leukemia. I asked our chapter to rename our …
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10/20/14
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