BOSTON (JTA) – Fourteen years ago, sitting in her synagogue during Saturday morning services, Jacqueline Jules was browsing some Torah commentary when a story about a medieval poet struck an inspirational chord.
“It was an ‘aha’ moment. …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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8/28/14
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All the recent talk about immigration brings to mind an oral history and some records in the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association archives. Tova Reis, archivist at Temple Emanuel, brought us an interview conducted in 1977 by Helene Lewis with …
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Anne Sherman
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3/13/14
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Peter J. Snyder’s CV boasts such institutions as Michigan State University and Long Island Jewish Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine – and those are just the colleges he attended. He also has taught at The University of …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/5/13
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The ringtone on my granddaughter’s cell phone varies with the person who is calling. Her family members and closest friends – all have individual music. Before she retired as a school principal, my daughter Judith had a ringtone of children’s …
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Geraldine S. Foster
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9/12/13
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PHDS first graders smile with their new siddurim received at their Siddur Party on Feb. 16. Also pictured are Rabbi Peretz Scheinerman, dean, and Rabbi Avrohom Jakubowicz, first grade Judaic studies teacher.
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3/3/16
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In many ways, the Congregation Beth David fundraiser on July 16 was simply magical.
The kids, those from 11 to 85, swarmed the makeshift stage at Narragansett’s Aqua Blue, invited …
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FRANK PROSNITZ
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8/4/16
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JTA – Two of Israel’s most renowned authors and an Argentine first-time novelist are among six finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction.
David Grossman’s …
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4/27/17
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JTA – A coroner’s office in London has come under fire after multiple families complained about delayed Jewish burials.
The London-based Jewish Chronicle reported Dec. 28 …
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1/4/18
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Every year, the Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund (WAEF) of the Jewish Federation Foundation at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island seeks proposals for its grants cycle, with priority …
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JENNIFER ZWIRN
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6/7/18
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PROVIDENCE – Are you affiliated with a Jewish nonprofit organization in need of grant funds? If so, consider submitting a grant request to the Helene and Bertram Bernhardt …
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9/20/18
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