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When I was working at daily newspapers, we used to have an unspoken competition to see who would write the first “ ‘Tis the season’ ” headline. Trite and predictable, nonetheless, in a headline writer’s world it was one of those …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/11/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – With the recent shooting in San Bernardino, television and social media have yet again brought images of fatalities and injuries and the grief of those directly affected into our homes. For many Americans, and in particular the …
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PAUL GOLDENBERG
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12/11/15
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Since 9/11, Rhode Islanders have been concerned about any form of terrorism striking our state. Our community has changed from complacent and free, to vigilant and concerned.
The recent San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks as well as …
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MARTY COOPER
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12/11/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – About 100 women gathered at the Western Wall to light Hanukkah candles.
Security guards permitted 20 women to enter with their menorahs, but then attempted to ban and confiscate a large communal one being brought in by the …
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12/11/15
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JTA – Some 6,000 people gathered in Paris under heavy security for the public lighting of a Hanukkah menorah at the base of the Eiffel Tower, despite security concerns in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks.
French Chief Rabbi Haim …
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12/11/15
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“With the hidden light, the Holy One nourishes the world.” (Zohar Shemot)
According to reports from Temple Torat Yisrael’s Caring Committee and Cohen School, there are congregants who are no longer physically able to drive to the synagogue …
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12/11/15
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(Kveller via JTA) – “We get twice the presents!”
Most interfaith kids will utter this classic, and rather obnoxious, boast at some point during childhood. And I have to admit, it makes me wince and grit my teeth a little. As an interfaith …
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SUSAN KATZ MILLER
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12/11/15
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Rabbi Philip (Pesach) Kaplan was born in 1918 (the youngest of six children) to Avraham Moshe Kaplan, a shochet and Chana Dina Wepner Kaplan in Albany, N.Y. The family soon moved to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. When my father was almost 3 years …
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Andrea Kaplan Lieberman
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12/11/15
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Congregation Beth Sholom (CBS), a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Providence, has completed a handicap-accessible entrance to the lower level of its building. The lower level is where most events occur.
“Making the lower level accessible allows …
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12/11/15
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The standard religious school lesson teaches that we celebrate Hanukkah because although there was only enough oil in the Temple for one day, this tiny amount of oil burned for 8 days, and thus we celebrate by lighting candles for eight days. …
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d'Var Torah
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12/11/15
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