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The phone rings so you look at the caller ID. You don’t recognize the number, but you grudgingly decide to pick it up. On the line is Gloria Feibish, calling on behalf of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. It is dinnertime, so you are a … more
JNS.org Tishrei is among the most well-known months on the Hebrew calendar because it contains the High Holy Days and marks the beginning of the year. Or so it seems. Indeed, to modern-day Jews, Rosh Hashanah is considered the Jewish … more
JTA — From Antarctica to Shanghai and farms to cities, this year’s crop of High Holy Days books for children offers a globe-trotting exploration. Friendship and family are the themes that run through five new titles that entertain and inform … more
PROVIDENCE – Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner and many area congregations offer passes for High Holy Day services, thanks to a partnership between The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and area synagogues. Individuals who are … more
Among the Reform congregations in The Jewish Voice circulation area, Temple Sinai, in Cranston, and Temple Habonim, in Barrington, will be using “Mishkan HaNefesh” for all High Holiday services. Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser, of Temple Sinai, … more
JTA – When some Reform synagogue-goers open up their prayer books this High Holy Day season, they will be greeted with snippets of poems by the likes of Walt Whitman and Pablo Neruda. Feminist and LGBTQ-friendly terms and phrases will be subtly … more
High Holy Days are upon us, and we’re looking through our closets for appropriate outfits to wear to the synagogue. But what if we could attend in our pajamas? Moreover, what if we could participate while our hair was in rollers? No, we wouldn’t … more
(Kveller via JTA) – If a stranger followed you around for a few days, how long would it take for him to figure out that you are Jewish? This question was posed to me in a parenting discussion group many years ago and has intrigued me ever … more
After prolonged negotiations with the German government, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has created the Child Survivor Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide one-time payments of 2,500 euros for survivors who suffered … more
It’s Elul, the month of introspection, and August has ended. Summer is over, and the school year is beginning. It’s time to prepare for the High Holy Days and Sukkot. And, way back when there was a separate Women’s Division of the General … more
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