(JTA) – Isaac Herzog, the former leader of Israel’s Labor party who most recently ran the Jewish Agency for Israel, will be Israel’s next president, lawmakers there decided …
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PHILISSA CRAMER
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6/3/21
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PROVIDENCE – On April 29, the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) and the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the R.I. Latino Biz Web Design Project, which partnered Hispanic college students with local Hispanic-owned small businesses to help improve those businesses’ online presence.
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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5/19/21
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The Israeli consulate for New England is hosting a webinar on June 3 featuring U.S. and Israeli female naval leaders, who will share and compare their experiences in the navy of each …
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5/19/21
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5/13/21
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JTA – On Thursday evening, as I was just about to close my computer, I saw the news alert from The New York Times: “Breaking News: At least 15 people are dead and dozens are injured after …
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RABBI ROBYN FRISCH
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5/9/21
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(JTA) – Jared Kushner has launched an institute to promote his major accomplishment when he advised his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump: the normalization agreements between Israel …
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5/9/21
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(JTA) — Long before COVID-19 arrived in Israel, devastating Israel’s Hasidic communities, the annual Lag b’Omer gathering at Mount Meron was a moment of release for Israel’s …
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Ben Sales
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4/30/21
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(JTA) — At least 45 people were crushed to death and at least 150 wounded Thursday night in a stampede during a celebration that drew tens of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews to the northern Israeli mountain village of Meron.
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BEN SALES
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4/30/21
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Many Rhode Islanders spent over a week in April participating in programs centered on Israel, ranging from food, music, children and adult activities to a Netflix drama, the unfortunate …
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LARRY KATZ
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4/21/21
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In “Pirkei Avot,” it states, “Your house should be open wide, and you should make the poor members of your household.”
For many of us, our inclination is to help our …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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4/9/21
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