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Provisional freedom in early Rhode Island

NEWPORT – Having read several recent articles about the reading of the George Washington Letter in The Jewish Voice and the 350th anniversary of the Royal Charter, I am concerned that many people are confusing religious freedom with toleration. … more

Guest columnists | 9/12/13

Israel is facing serious and timely challenges

As a preface to this op-ed, I wish to make it clear that the opinions expressed are entirely my own and do not reflect those of any organizations with which I may be affiliated. more

Guest columnists | 8/30/13

Legislators want to hear from … you

PROVIDENCE – How often do we tell our friends and co-workers that the political system is broken and beyond repair? Many of us believe that we cannot influence change in the system. more

Guest columnists | 8/16/13

Keeping the experiment lively

“That it is much on their hearts … to hold forth a lively experiment, that a most flourishing civil state may stand and best be maintained … with a full liberty in religious concernments.” (From the Rhode Island Charter, granted by King … more

Guest columnists | 8/16/13

Lost in translation

Back when I was growing up in Manhattan, the modern State of Israel was the center of the Jewish universe. Tucked inside the greater American-Jewish identity, it was the core of being Jewish. There were no contradictions. Jews were solid U.S. … more

Guest columnists | 8/16/13

Yehuda Lev: rest in peace, gentle rebel

MANALAPAN, N.J. – Yehuda and I come from a chain of successful merchants who valued excellence and education. more

Guest columnists | 8/16/13

‘Beautiful Souls’

Is the name Charles Varnadore familiar to you? His name was not known to me and probably not to any readers of The Jewish Voice. His Aug. 4 obituary in the New York Times tells the story of an ordinary person who observed major safety lapses at the … more

Guest columnists | 8/16/13

Second chances

For 36 years, I kicked myself for blowing a chance to see my musical muse in concert. It was my summer break from college. I was backpacking solo in Europe and amassing emotional highs and lows. It was the kind of stuff my hero – the … more

Guest columnists | 8/2/13

Parents are their college-aged children’s heroes

After endless shopping trips, anxious parents will soon deliver their children to college for the first time. Some will be cooped up with their soon-to-be-independent high school graduate for many hours on a road trip. Other families will fly. more

Guest columnists | 8/2/13

Fighting about egalitarianism in Israel

For anyone who loves the Jewish people, the fighting in Israel over egalitarianism is cause for great sadness. In my column, “Why the Israeli chief rabbinate is wrong,” in the Aug. 17, 2012 issue of The Jewish Voice & Herald, I tried to show how … more

Guest columnists | 6/21/13