The Summer Canteen Saturday night dances, sponsored by the East Side Jewish Community Center on Sessions Street (roughly where the small playground and community gardens are now – for reference, the driveways to the old parking lot are still …
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Arthur C. Norman
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1/3/14
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Rabbi Naftali Karp knows how to incorporate fun and food into a meaningful experience by bringing snacks to any study session he leads. Be it Partners in Torah, the Sunday night program he runs with Project Shoresh; Lunch and Learn, the Tuesday …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/19/13
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On Sunday, Dec 1, Congregation Sha’arei Tefilla held a Hanukkah party for the residents of EPOCH. They broughtsufganiyot and dreidels, ate and gambled, and had a wonderful time with the residents. A boys’ choir sang Hanukkah songs.
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Arthur C. Norman
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12/19/13
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The Highlands on the East Side, an assisted living and memory care community located at 101 Highland Ave., Providence, presented more than 750 mittens, hats, scarves, gloves and coats to aid the homeless in Rhode Island at their “Mittens Party” …
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Arthur C. Norman
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12/19/13
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Six months ago, Rabbi Elan Babchuck, of Temple Emanu-El, Erin Moseley, Director of Arts and Culture and Next Generation Engagement at the Jewish Alliance, Rabbi Barry Dolinger, of Congregation Beth Sholom, and Rabbi Sarah Mack, of Temple Beth-El, …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/19/13
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Editor’s note: Due to you, our wonderful readers, we received a tremendous number of beautiful multi-generational family stories and photos. We have included as many as possible in this issue and will include the remainder (and any late arrivals) …
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12/19/13
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65 years ago, Libby Abramson knit a yellow sweater and hat for her and Dr. Harry Abramson’s first child to wear on the way home from the hospital after she was born. Two years later, their second born daughter wore the same sweater and four years …
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Amy Abramson-Denhoff
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12/19/13
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So many members of our community manage significant caregiver responsibilities. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a caregiver, if you have a child with medical problems or behavioral, learning, or mental health issues, or if you have a …
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Barbara Gordon, LICSW
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12/19/13
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As a child, I remember falling asleep one night each week to the rhythmic sounds of clinking tiles and ladies laughing and the smell of yummy baked goods. They were older to me – my mom’s age – which is younger than I am now! My mom has had …
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Wendy L. Joering
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12/19/13
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The Jewish Voice put out a call to the community asking for stories describing family heroes. Adam Tilove, head of school at the Jewish Community Day School, asked his students to respond. Excerpts of their family hero stories follow:
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Arthur C. Norman
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12/19/13
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