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This week’s parashah , Bo , lays at the heart of the story of the Exodus. Seven plagues have already befallen Egypt, yet, Pharaoh continues to enslave the Israelites. This …
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d'Var Torah
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2/2/17
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Popular radio host and book enthusiast Robin Kall hosts the award-winning Point Street Reading Series on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at Point Street Dueling Pianos at Davol Square in Providence. Doors open at 7 …
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2/2/17
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The New England Rabbinical College, located on Blackstone Boulevard, will host its 32nd annual dinner on Sunday, Feb. 19 in the Brown Hillel Social Hall. The college is aimed at post-high school and …
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2/2/17
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Tu b’Shevat , like Hanukkah, is a post-biblical holiday. Unlike the over-celebrated Hanukkah, Tu b’Shevat is, in my estimation, under-celebrated. It was not always so, at least in my …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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2/2/17
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On Jan. 15, Temple Torat Yisrael’s Cohen School students, with the help of Tslil Reichman, the Israeli shlicha (emissary) at the Jewish Alliance of Greater R.I., explored, prepared and enjoyed …
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DORI ADLER
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2/2/17
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My dear friend Shelley grew up in an Orthodox household where they would never even think of celebrating holidays like Halloween or Valentine’s Day.
While these two holidays …
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DEBORAH JOHNSON
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2/2/17
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“My name is Lisa Jura, and I’m 14 years old,” Mona Golabek says, her voice taking on a girlish lilt and a slight accent. “It’s Vienna, 1938, and it’s a Friday …
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LEV POPLOW
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2/2/17
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JTA – A year after they submitted their application for asylum in the United States, Shahi and his mother expected to be let in.
As Iranian Jews who applied for asylum through …
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Cnaan Liphshiz
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2/2/17
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What do a STEAM-based school program, a retreat for clergy and an education renewal project have in common?
These are just some of the proposals received by the Jewish Alliance of …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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2/2/17
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JTA – American Jews are watching the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency with both fear and hope.
Many have expressed worries about some of his …
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JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
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2/2/17
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