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As I did my research, I was happy to learn that this month, Adar, at the beginning of spring, is known as a month of celebration and happiness. Purim falls in Adar. The Talmud says “when the month of Adar arrives, we increase …
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Patricia Raskin
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3/17/16
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A group from Temple Beth-El, in Providence, traveled to Cuba on Feb. 10 laden with donations for our Jewish brethren, filled with enthusiasm and the spirit of tikkun olam (repairing the world). Even as we delivered our bags filled with …
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d'Var Torah
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3/17/16
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I recently celebrated a milestone birthday. Those who know me personally know which one it is. For those of you who don’t, you’ll just have to guess as I’m not revealing which milestone I’ve achieved.
Suffice it to …
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Fran Ostendorf
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3/3/16
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Police removed haredi Orthodox protesters who disturbed a women’s prayer service at the Western Wall.
The Original Women of the Wall group held morning services on Feb. 29 using a small Torah scroll they smuggled in. The …
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3/3/16
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One evening last January an unsolicited and unwanted cartoon appeared in my inbox: At the center stands a caricature of a fierce-looking bearded suicide bomber, whose explosive belt is labeled MULTI-CULTURALISM. Six fawning bystanders, …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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3/3/16
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Trips on the Jewish Wayback Machine are wonderful, and the recent “A Night at the Deli” at the Dwares JCC was magnificent.
Ah, the sight of an old-fashioned slicing machine and the deli man in his whites, the smell of spicy pastrami, …
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NOEL RUBINTON
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3/3/16
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Turn on the television during one of the primary debates, no matter the party, and you’ll bear witness to a comedy sketch. You may even think you’re in the audience of “Saturday Night Live.” Alas, you’re not – you’re watching …
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MARTY COOPER
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3/3/16
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CHICAGO (JTA) – The ideals of open dialogue, debate and civil discourse are pillars of university life. Today, these mainstays of higher education are beginning to crumble with fissures developing over issues of race, gender and, most recently, …
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EMILY BRISKMAN
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3/3/16
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It’s springtime, and that means that families all over the state are starting to think about the next school year. Where should you send your child? Did you know that there are two Jewish day schools and one early childhood center right here in …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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3/3/16
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Twenty years ago, after their children were killed in a terrorist bombing, the American families attempted to find out who was responsible. After winning a judgment in an American court, the families encountered an unforeseen antagonist ... their …
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3/3/16
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