U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. will be the guest speaker Sept. 25 at the fall meeting of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, The meeting begins at 2 p.m. at …
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JOSHUA JASPER
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9/16/16
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I would like to do a survey of The Voice readers. Pause for a moment, clear your minds, and think about the following question: What is the most powerful moment for you …
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d'Var Torah
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9/16/16
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In three hundred words or less Ron Stuart seems confused about my aims, those of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV)...
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Letters to the editor
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9/16/16
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I have to respond to Jeff Ballabon and Bruce Abramson’s piece in the Sept. 2 Voice.
Their most glaring error is calling support for the Likud government’s extremist policies as being …
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Letters to the editor
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9/16/16
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JTA – The Genesis Prize Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network have launched a $3 million matching grant program to fund an initiative to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in …
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9/16/16
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JTA – When lowering my shoulder, planting my feet and pushing hard to make something happen, I love to reflect on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s exhortation to act with “the …
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DAVID EISNER
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9/16/16
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“[T]here is no doubt that the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ resonates with Jewish beliefs and history. Jews hear the words not as divisive but as a call to moral …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/16/16
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This is the season of new beginnings. Before you know it, the year will change and it will be 5777. The days leading up to that change are a time to do a little reflecting on life.
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Fran Ostendorf
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9/16/16
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JTA – In 1940, as he was being transported to safety in the lower deck of a ship, the Jewish author Lion Feuchtwanger asked Waitstill Sharp why the American Unitarian minister had bothered to …
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BEN SALES
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9/16/16
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September is now upon us, and summer’s end is in sight. You know what this means: the High Holy Days are coming!
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is partnering with synagogues …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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9/16/16
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