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Women face special challenges when planning for retirement. Women are more likely than men to work in part-time jobs that don’t qualify for a retirement plan. And women are more likely to interrupt their careers (or stay out of the workforce …
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BARBARA KENERSON
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6/5/15
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WARWICK – On May 21, the Jewish Seniors Agency held its 82nd annual meeting, “Putting Life into Living,” at The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence. Jeffrey Padwa, president, welcomed Rabbi Ethan Adler to offer a …
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Irina Missiuro
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6/5/15
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For the second time in his administration, President Barack Obama has made extraordinary efforts to recognize servicemen whose valor was somehow overlooked due to race, ethnicity or religion. On June 2, the president awarded the Medal of Honor …
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PETE ZUBOF
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6/5/15
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Eighteen-year-olds have a habit of forming close, family-like relationships with each other. It’s rare, however, that Israeli and American teenagers living thousands of miles apart have the chance to create such bonds. But this year, 25 teens have …
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Deborah Fineblum, Schabb/JNS.org
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6/5/15
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In honor of Father’s Day, Providence Hebrew Day School’s Principal, Miriam Esther Weiner, along with Mrs. Beth Berman, Mrs. Ilana Weissmann and Rabbi Yaakov Zimmerman, asked students to share with our readers what they love about their dads. The …
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6/5/15
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PROVIDENCE – A May 20 gathering marked the sendoff for the Rhode Island section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW).
The room at Laurelmead was crowded to honor Ellie Elbaum and Nan Levine, the co-presidents and longtime volunteers …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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6/5/15
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A high-profile dispute in the Rhode Island and New York Jewish communities went to trial here Monday.
Opening arguments were heard in U.S. District Court in Providence before Judge John McConnell in a lawsuit pitting Newport’s Congregation …
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6/5/15
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In 1980, a handful of Jewish residents of Block Island came together to consider a shared idea: hold regular Shabbat and High Holy Day services. They eventually did this throughout the summer months. This first simple step eventually led the group, …
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Gloria S. Redlich
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6/5/15
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Temple Beth-El third grade religious school students worked on a project with their parents during an open house this spring. Throughout the year, the students studied the book “Partner with God,” Discovering God in our Everyday Life. …
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6/5/15
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Can you go to Jerusalem just for the day? That is exactly what the students and parents at Temple Sinai Religious School did by celebrating “Jerusalem Day” on May 17.
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TOBY KORITSKY
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6/5/15
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