Alan Shawn Feinstein, CEO of the Feinstein Foundation, announces a pledge of $15 million over the next 10 years to local elementary and middle schools encouraging their students to help others in need.
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10/1/15
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Architecture should do far more than buttress physical needs. At its best, it dignifies, empowers, and ennobles, becoming a spiritual force or reckoning.
Throughout the ages, however, Jews have become far more dependent upon other …
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George M. Goodwin
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9/17/15
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – Secular and haredi Orthodox Israelis differ on many things, but there’s one thing both sides agree on: When it comes to religious affairs, the government is failing.
That’s one of the findings of an annual survey …
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Ben Sales
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9/17/15
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Family Features – As children head back to school, the time set aside for play seems to disappear. According to a survey conducted by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group’s Let’s Play initiative, 56 percent of parents say busy schedules are a major …
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9/17/15
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I have never worked out with a trainer, so when Lisa Mongeau, consultant to J-Fitness and founder of Body Soul Inspired Personal Training, the fitness center’s partner, offered me the opportunity, I jumped at it. I’d seen trainers guiding their …
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Irina Missiuro
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9/17/15
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On Oct. 25, Katja Goldman, Lisa Rotmil and Judy Bernstein Bunzl will join Deb Norman, owner of the former Rue de L’Espoir, and Gail Solomon as judges of the “Temple Beth-El World Series of Treasured Jewish Family Recipes” from 4-5:30 p.m. at …
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9/17/15
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As the daylight hours grow short, summer gives way to fading flowers and leaves begin to turn in the Biblical Garden at Temple Sinai, a Reform congregation in Cranston. It’s been a summer of lush growth and abundance. Stalks of ancestral emmer …
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CATHERINE WALTERS
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9/17/15
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(Kveller via JTA) – Last year I performed a magic trick: I made most of my “stuff” disappear.
I never considered myself a hoarder, at least not the kind worthy of a feature on late night cable TV, but I held on to things, lots and lots of …
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JAMIE RUBIN
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9/17/15
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BBB is warning consumers to beware of scammers going door-to-door and offering seasonal services, such as leaf raking, chimney sweeping or window installations. These con artists may just take your money without ever delivering the service.
How …
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PAULA FLEMING
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9/17/15
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Family Features – Some people loathe the task of raking leaves and removing snow in the fall and winter months, with perfectly good reason. A bad back or lack of time can be a hindrance when it comes to keeping up with your yard chores. …
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9/17/15
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