Researching your family’s genealogy has become very popular in recent years and people are now ordering DNA kits to find out their ancestral background. But when it comes to finding out whether …
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CAROL ANN DONNELLY
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1/4/18
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Question: What is the difference between a eulogy, an elegy and an epitaph? I know all three terms are funeral-related somehow.
A.B.
New Bedford
Dear A.B.,
That is an …
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By Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel
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4/8/18
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The biographical movie “Persona Non Grata,” about a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, will be shown at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community …
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3/11/19
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Ever since God commissioned Bezalel to build the Tabernacle in biblical times, art has played an important role in Judaism. The value of “hiddur mitzvah” (beautification of the …
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MAJORIE PELCOVITS
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10/31/19
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Elana, a senior at Barrington High School, wrote and directed the Moana Purim Spiel for Temple Habonim, in Barrington. Here, she shares details of that experience.
Writing and …
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ELANA SHEINKOPF
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4/6/20
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Jewish Rhode Island took home two awards in the annual competition sponsored by the Rhode Island Press Association. The winners were announced Sept. 17 at the RIPA banquet, held at the O Club in North Kingstown.
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10/10/21
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Hadassah Rhode Island is hosting two health events, on consecutive Sundays, to benefit the entire community: The Walk for Women’s Health, on Oct. 22, and the Hadassah Health Panel, on Oct. 29. …
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YARDENA KAPACH WINKLER
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10/5/23
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Second of three parts
For my second wartime trip to Ukraine, in September 2022, I flew into Vienna, then took a long bus trip to Lviv, Ukraine, and an overnight train to Odesa.
Near my …
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AARON GINSBURG
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11/6/23
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When growing up in suburban Los Angeles during the 1950s, it would have made some sense for my twin brother and me to join Cub Scouts. But our parents were concerned about uniforms and other signs of regimentation. Additionally, Teddy and I could …
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GEORGE M. GOODWIN
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8/21/15
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Facing Passover following the loss of a loved one can be a difficult experience, especially if that person played a prominent role in the Seder, which is often the centerpiece of the Passover experience. For some, it can be particularly hard …
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NICOLE JELLINEK, LICSW and ERIN MINIOR, LICSW
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3/26/15
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