The words “back to school” excite many children and teens, but some of them also have back-to-school jitters about new routines, separating from parents, schoolwork, new teachers and/or …
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GABRIELLE DWORKIN
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9/3/23
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There were many possible ways to celebrate Rabbi Sarah Mack’s 20 years of service at Providence’s Temple Beth-El, but no celebration would have been tastier than the World Series of …
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11/6/23
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On March 22, more than 40 people attended an afternoon of films sponsored by Congregation Beth David (CBD), Narragansett, and pro-Israel StandWithUs/RI.
One of the two movies that StandWithUs RI chapter contributed is “Forgotten Refugees.” …
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Howard Brown
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4/13/15
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In 2002, the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Mass., opened a new exhibit, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business, which celebrated the accomplishments of female entrepreneurs. Inspired by this exhibit, Gail Reimer, Director of the …
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Toby Rossner
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3/27/14
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JTA – October marks the beginning of a new year, a time of fresh starts and second chances – and playoff baseball, the climax of a summer of (we still insist) American Jewry’s …
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JTA STAFF
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10/13/16
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, Providence Hebrew Day School students participated in the National Geographic Bee for the first time. This is a national competition, sponsored by the National …
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1/20/17
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Doing good in R.I.
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On April 2, the Rhode Island Jewish community hosted a series of good deeds (mitzvot) throughout the state as part of the global movement known as Good Deeds Day. Participants cleaned up, recycled, …
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4/7/17
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Experiential education is the focus of the Jewish Alliance’s educators’ conference on Sept. 6. Mark S. Young will present “HANDS ON and MINDS ON: Engaging with Experiential …
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LARRY KATZ
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8/10/17
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In his new book, “The Sacred Now: Cultivating Jewish Spiritual Consciousness” (Wipf & Stock, $18), Rabbi Mark Elber lays out a compelling case for engaging seriously with Jewish …
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JUDY KAYE
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2/15/18
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Nowadays we consider time a commodity – we save time, spend time, buy time, lose time, waste time, etc. Time can be static or fluid. In addition, we consider time to be a line stretching from …
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Ruth Breindel
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5/27/18
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