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The National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend is a joint project of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of 50 national faith denominations and groups and the Washington National Cathedral.
December marks the third …
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12/11/15
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Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, in partnership with the Kesher Program of Jewish Family Services, hosted a program on Nov. 4 to help parents and caregivers of adult children with special needs prepare for the future. A panel of three experts in the …
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TARA WATKINS, LICSW
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12/11/15
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What does it take to get 100 women out of the house on a cold Sunday morning in November? Tichyeh Schochet might have said something like this: “Some women want to get away from the kids, some come to learn Torah, some don’t want to learn Torah, …
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JILL PEARLMAN
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12/11/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – About 100 women gathered at the Western Wall to light Hanukkah candles.
Security guards permitted 20 women to enter with their menorahs, but then attempted to ban and confiscate a large communal one being brought in by the …
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12/11/15
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JTA – Some 6,000 people gathered in Paris under heavy security for the public lighting of a Hanukkah menorah at the base of the Eiffel Tower, despite security concerns in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks.
French Chief Rabbi Haim …
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12/11/15
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“With the hidden light, the Holy One nourishes the world.” (Zohar Shemot)
According to reports from Temple Torat Yisrael’s Caring Committee and Cohen School, there are congregants who are no longer physically able to drive to the synagogue …
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12/11/15
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Can you name the 12 tribes of Israel? What are the 39 primary activities prohibited on Shabbos? Do you know the Hebrew word for “tree?”
One could study the Torah over a lifetime and have only mastered a fraction of God’s wisdom. However, …
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Kara Marziali
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12/11/15
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(Kveller via JTA) – “We get twice the presents!”
Most interfaith kids will utter this classic, and rather obnoxious, boast at some point during childhood. And I have to admit, it makes me wince and grit my teeth a little. As an interfaith …
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SUSAN KATZ MILLER
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12/11/15
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Temple Sinai’s youth group, CRAFTY, has had a active fall reports adviser Adam Cohen:
“On Sunday, Nov 1, 14 CRAFTY Junior members gathered to make sandwiches for the House of Hope CDC in Warwick. Smiles and laughter filled the room as …
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JEWISH VOICE STAFF
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12/11/15
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Ever since Zero Mostel imagined himself as a rich man in the original 1964 Broadway production, “Fiddler on the Roof” has been a cultural landmark on Broadway and in the Jewish sphere.
It’s one of those musicals that …
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Lonnie Firestone
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12/11/15
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