Welcome to the 21st century, where everything is virtualized, digitized and influenced by social media. One such social-media site, Pinterest, has become known as “the way of the wedding planning future” because it allows customers and vendors …
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HILLARY SCHULMAN
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1/22/16
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This year has seen a couple of trends emerge in the wedding floral industry. Most brides are looking for less structured, more natural arrangements with a pop of color.
Bridal bouquets commonly represent a bride’s style and personality, which …
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RACHEL B. BELL
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1/22/16
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Families today face many demands, difficult choices and sacrifices, but finding community, practicing your Jewish faith and educating your children about Judaism shouldn’t be among them. The West Bay Community Jewish Center, in Coventry, strives …
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LISA LEVINE
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1/22/16
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) – For the last three years, I’ve celebrated Tu b’Shevat – the Jewish New Year of the Trees – by organizing a participatory seder in a nearby canyon-top park.
The seder usually includes about 10 to 15 people …
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Edmon J. Rodman
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1/22/16
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Brown RISD Hillel is exhibiting Rudi Weissenstein’s historic photographs of Israel in the gallery through Feb. 15.
Weissenstein’s work comes from The PhotoHouse, the oldest photography shop in Israel. The shop was established in 1936 in the …
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1/22/16
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Big improvements are coming to the Bonnie & Donald Dwares Jewish Community Center building. The structure, which straddles Elmgrove Avenue and Sessions Street in Providence, will soon undergo a sweeping update to its front and back entrances and …
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Fran Ostendorf
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1/22/16
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The personality of weddings is changing. Since couples are waiting longer to get married, many in the wedding industry are seeing more confidence and more financial security in today’s engaged couples. As a result, they are taking control of the …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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1/22/16
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In order to keep the food flowing and accessible for seniors during the Dwares JCC renovations, the Kosher Senior Café is moving temporarily.
On March 2, the Alliance Kosher Senior Café at the Dwares JCC will move to Temple Emanu-El. According …
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1/22/16
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The sound of shofars echoed through the Rhode Island State House Jan. 6 to signal the beginning of the Eighth Annual Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty vigil. This year more than 225 people heard comments from Governor Gina …
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1/22/16
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At first glance, the 2014 documentary “Deli Man” seems like an homage to pastrami. Yet the film stretches its vision far beyond the pickle, reaching back into the history of a Jewish American institution: the deli.
According to the book …
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LEAH C. BOURAMIA
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1/22/16
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