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In elementary school we learned that Nov. 11 was called Armistice Day, the day when hostilities ceased in World War I. At ceremonies commemorating that event and those who fought and died in “the war to end all wars,” we recited – by heart – …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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11/7/14
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In an interactive program sponsored by the University of Rhode LGBTQ Center and URI Hillel as part of Trans*Awareness Week 2014, transgender author and professor, Joy Ladin, will speak on Nov. 20 from 4-6 p.m. at the Norman M. Fain Hillel Center, 6 …
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11/7/14
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“The first woman engineer in history was a Jewish chemical engineer named Maria who lived two thousand years ago during one of the most intellectually creative periods of ancient times.”
According to Zosimus of Panopoli, the 4th century …
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TOBY ROSSNER
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11/7/14
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The following aired on Rhode Island Public Radio on Jan. 21, 2014
The Igbo Jews of Nigeria, 2014.
Surely you know the Biblical tale about the Tower of Babel in which, according to tradition, God punishes humankind’s arrogance by scattering …
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SHAI AFSAI
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11/7/14
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For the 100 community members at the Dwares JCC the evening of Oct. 29, the joint meeting of Rhode Island Friends of Israel and StandWithUs might as well have been a crossing of the Red Sea. The primary concern of those in attendance was …
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HOWARD BROWN
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11/7/14
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(401)j is going to the General Assembly.
Jewish Rhode Island’s flagship NextGen program is one of a number of nationwide initiatives chosen to be showcased at the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly Nov. 9-11, in National …
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Fran Ostendorf
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11/7/14
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CRANSTON – Rabbi James Rosenberg was honored with the Hebert W. Bolles Life Achievement Award, given by the R.I. State Council of Churches at the fifth annual Heroes of Faith breakfast Oct. 30.
Rosenberg, a columnist for The Voice and rabbi …
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Fran Ostendorf
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11/7/14
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When you gather around the holiday table, sitting next to your loved ones, you will be celebrating all the blessings you have experienced throughout the year. Have you thought about the particular fortunes you will be feeling grateful for? Maybe you …
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Irina Missiuro
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11/7/14
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A four-star documentary film, a dessert buffet and dancing are all the exciting features of Arts Emanu-El’s season opener. The community is invited to celebrate this first event in Arts Emanu-El’s 2014-15 series of six arts and cultural events …
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LINDA SHAMOON
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11/7/14
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PROVIDENCE – To nosh means to eat food enthusiastically. That definition certainly proved true on Oct. 26, at Temple Beth-El’s “World Series of Jewish Noshes” event. Held for the fourth consecutive year with a different theme each time, the …
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Irina Missiuro
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11/7/14
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