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JTA – Somebody had better put a mezuzah on the Lincoln Bedroom.
Whoever ends up winning the election in November, one thing seems certain: For the first time in history, Jews will be in …
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URIEL HEILMAN
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5/27/16
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According to Benjamin Franklin, two of his parables were taken “from an ancient Jewish tradition.” One of these parables is “Abraham and the Stranger” – sometimes called …
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SHAI AFSAI
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4/27/17
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Rabbi Schochet is the Rosh Kollel of the Providence Community Kollel. He spent his childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa but eventually came to the US to study at the Ner Israel Rabbinical …
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Ben Goldberg
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6/7/18
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BY LARRY KATZ
Nadav Tamir, formerly Israeli’s consul general to New England, will be in Rhode Island on Nov. 14 to discuss “Peres Legacy and Vision of Peace and Innovation – …
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11/8/18
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Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate that will prioritize health care and nutrition services for Holocaust survivors.
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Marcy Oster
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7/24/19
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – The morning after Israel’s second national election in five months, the results are still unclear.
According to the latest vote count, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trailing his rival, Benny Gantz, by the slimmest of margins: The incumbent’s Likud and the challenger’s Blue and White remain within a seat of each other.
More important, neither candidate appears able to form a governing coalition outright with allies on the right or the left. In the 120-seat Knesset, the right won 55 seats and its opposition, comprised of the left and center, won 56. But 61 seats are needed for a majority.
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MARCY OSTER
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9/18/19
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Maybe you have only heard the word “endowment” in relation to higher education – maybe “endowed professor” or “endowed chair.” But have you ever hought about what “endowment” means? …
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CLAIRE UZIEL
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10/10/21
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(JTA) – David Brog has overseen pro-Israel organizations with significant Republican backing for more than two decades, but his own attempt to make inroads for himself as a GOP candidate fell …
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Andrew Lapin
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6/15/22
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On Jan. 14, 2024, a group from South County participated in the national "Walk a Mile for the Hostages" event designed to recognize the hostages on their 100th day of captivity.
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1/17/24
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Ten years ago, I wanted to go back to Israel but not as a tourist. I had been there nine times before, and enjoyed every moment, but I was looking for a more purposeful way to visit Israel.
Volunteers for Israel filled that need. VFI …
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KEN SCHNEIDER
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3/18/16
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