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Some years ago, my middle daughter occasionally did cat sitting for a rabbi. One day, he called for her and we ended up in a conversation that led him to ask where we were affiliated. I told him that we went to the JCC and belonged to the … more

Guest columnists | 11/7/13

More vulnerable than we thought … more determined, too

This month, two different research studies have been released that shed light on the realities of American Jewish life … and Rhode Island Jewish life. The Pew Research Center, a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, is a very highly … more

Guest columnists | 10/25/13

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