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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – After being offered the chance to go to the 2013 Maccabi Games, I was extremely excited and kept an open mind about what to expect. more

Andrew Mattera | 8/30/13

Team Rhode Island scores some wins

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Team Rhode Island had a fabulous time at Maccabi in Orange County. We competed in sports, performed in theatrical and dance numbers, contributed through community service projects, partied and made friendships that will … more

Shannon Boucher | 8/30/13

Yom Kippur dances elicit fond memories

CHICAGO – Memory-sharing can be a fun activity. When I was growing up in Providence during the 1940s, a highlight of the High Holy Days season was the anticipation of attending the Yom Kippur night dance. more

Selma Stanzler | 8/30/13

The High Holy Days in Jewish cinema

When cinema was still in its youth, Hollywood built a story around the High Holy Days. Its tale was a measure of Jewry’s ties to tradition, but also a gentle sign of its loss. more

Joel Rosenberg | 8/30/13

Observing Yom Kippur in the shadow of death

Holocaust memoirs and eyewitness testimony record how Jews living under Nazi rule repeatedly took extraordinary risks to mark Yom Kippur in some way. Despite the grave dangers involved, and althou ” more

Rafael Medoff | 8/30/13

‘Sukkah City’ experience reconstructed in new film, which comes to Boston this fall

The Sukkah City exhibition in September 2010, much like the temporary dwellings that it showcased, came and went. But a new documentary might make its legacy more permanent. Director Jason Hutt’s “Sukkah City” chronicles the event in … more

Jacob Kamaras/JNS | 8/30/13

Visiting the mikveh following father’s death

(JTA) – Susan Esther Barnes had had a rough two years. Her father’s death in April 2011 came as a shock; she hadn’t even known he had been hospitalized. And his widow’s leaving town for a week complicated plans for his funeral and burial. more

Debra Rubin | 8/30/13

The best of Camp JORI and Israel

JERUSALEM – As a participant in Camp JORI’s Israel trip, I didn’t know what to expect. To my surprise, the program went far beyond my expectations. The opportunity to spend four weeks in Israel was offered to teens, ages 15 and 16, who had … more

Noah Prizant | 8/30/13

Kagan’s speech recognized as ‘among the finest given at Touro’

NEWPORT – More than 400 people crowded into two venues in Newport – Touro Synagogue and the Newport Community Church next door – to hear Elena Kagan, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, deliver the keynote address to celebrate the … more

Sam Shamoon and Linda Shamoon | 8/30/13

Mike Greenberg, of ESPN fame, will speak at Alliance Campaign launch

PROVIDENCE – Mike Greenberg, co-host of ESPN’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” will be the featured speaker at a community event sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. more

8/30/13