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JTA – Alice Herz-Sommer, the 110-year-old Holocaust survivor and concert pianist whose life was the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary, has died.
Herz-Sommer, who was believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor and was still playing …
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2/27/14
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“Hiddur mitzvah” is defined as taking an ordinary object used for ritual or worship, and beautifying it, thereby creating something more than utilitarian. For example, one can make Kiddush with a drinking glass; but to create instead an ornate …
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Naomi Geller Lipsky
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2/27/14
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Julia Leavitt is the head life guard at the Dwares JCC pool and works in the fitness department. She grew up in Pawtucket,R.I., and is a recent graduate from William Smith College in Geneva, NY. Julia will be attending graduate school in the fallfor …
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Elanah Chassen
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2/27/14
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Let’s get to it!
6–7 square matzahs
5 eggs
1 cup milk
2 cups cottage cheese
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Tamar Ansh
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2/27/14
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The story of Purim revolves around the actions of four key characters who we read about in the Book of Esther, a.k.a.Megillat Esther.
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2/27/14
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When talking about the Maccabi games, United States Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin once said, “Being Jewish did notmake us better athletes, but the bonds we formed during the games we played did help make us better Jews.”
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Kara Marziali
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2/27/14
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The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves the state of Rhode Island and some of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its several camps include Camp Yawgoog Scout …
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2/27/14
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On Wednesday, Feb. 19, all of the Providence Hebrew Day School first graders received their siddurim [prayer books]and chumashim [Torah in printed form vs. scrolls] at a program coordinated by their Judaic Studies teacher,Rabbi Avrohom Jakubowicz. …
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Miriam Esther Weiner
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2/27/14
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On Sunday March 9 at 4:30, young children, young families—in fact, anyone with a youthful spirit—will have a chanceto sing and dance with the award-winning Mama Doni and the Mama Doni Band as they celebrate Jewish culturethrough a contagious …
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Sam Shamoon
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2/27/14
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During a recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit the Tech-Career Technology Center for Ethiopian Israelis located in Kibbutz Nachshon. I was invited by Iris Amit, the Vice President for Operations and Education at the Technology …
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Ezra L. Stieglitz and Iris Amit
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2/27/14
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