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This week’s Torah parashah, Vayakhel, Exodus 35:1–38:20, begins with Moses addressing the Israelites. Nu? That is not unusual as the words from God directing Moshe to “tell the Children of Israel” this, and that, come quite frequently. …
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d'Var Torah
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3/3/16
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A recent conversation between adult members of my family made me realize the impact of camp on multiple generations.
The conversation went something like this:
Question: Why didn’t I go to Jewish camp?
Answer: Nobody ever considered …
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Fran Ostendorf
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2/19/16
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Back in the winter of 2012, the leader of a poetry workshop I was attending introduced us to the French term, flâneur, by having us read selections from Edmund White’s, “The Flâneur” (Bloomsbury, 2001). As suggested by the subtitle, …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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2/19/16
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – France has presented Israel and the Palestinians with a proposal for an international peace conference.
The French ambassador to Israel, Patrick Maisonnave, in a meeting Feb. 16 with the head of the Israeli Foreign …
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2/19/16
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In the introduction to his popular and influential history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, “The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World” (W. W. Norton & Co, 2000), Oxford University Professor Avi Shlaim recounts the following story: “The …
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SHAI AFSAI
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2/19/16
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A meaningful evening of learning, study and practice is planned for the Third Annual Drash & Dessert program on Saturday night, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dwares JCC. Members of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island will present five …
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LARRY KATZ
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2/19/16
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(The Nosher via JTA) – Cake pops are such a fun, bite-sized way to serve dessert – particularly for special occasions. And I love this unique twist on the decadent combination of chocolate and halva. For those who might be a little wary of a …
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REBECCA PLINER
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2/19/16
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The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 31st Annual Golf Tournament Co-Chairs, Rick Granoff and Jamie Pious, pictured at left, with Alliance CEO & President, Jeffrey Savit, Dan Hamel, Robyn Goldstein, and …
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2/19/16
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Members of Temple Sinai’s Confirmation class recently visited Washington, D.C. Standing on the North Portico of the White House are (left to right): Lev Simon, Nate Wolfgang, Jack Gabrilowitz, Shayna Goldstein, Hannah Glucksman, and Rabbi Jeff …
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2/19/16
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Don’t forget! The Kosher Senior Café at the Dwares JCC is moving March 2 to its temporary site at Temple Emanu-El.
During the renovations of the Jewish Alliance’s Dwares JCC, seniors can still find the café Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays …
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2/19/16
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