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Re: Good deed

It’s always refreshing, when our newspapers and other media are filled with tales of vicious crimes, terrorist acts and full-scale wars, that something which catches our attention in a positive way occurs most unexpectedly. Such a thing happened … more

Letters to the editor | 8/19/14

Re: Israel and Gaza

I feel it is important to realize that the Jewish community, here and in Israel, is not homogeneous. There are many rabbis and other intellectuals that stand against Israel’s continued occupation and destruction of Gaza; J Street, Jewish Voice … more

Letters to the editor | 8/19/14

RE: Dr. Aronson’s column

Dr. Stanley Aronson’s articles, which I always look forward to perusing, are thoroughly insightful and well-written; in addition, they are of consistently outstanding quality. Thanks to Dr. Aronson, the reader has a much deeper appreciation and … more

Letters to the editor | 8/19/14

Re: Award-winning report

I am pleased to report that a Jewish Voice & Herald story about a painful subject, “Anti-Semitic acts in Budapest stun Habonim congregants,” earned a third-place award in the Religion and Spirituality Category from the Rhode Island Press … more

Letters to the editor | 5/9/14

Re: A mother’s perspective (April 25)

I was about to discontinue my subscription to The Jewish Voice... when I serendipitously opened to page 36...A Mother’s Perspective! Kudos to Kara Marziali for acknowledging how special your little fellow is... the lessons he teaches you … more

Letters to the editor | 5/9/14

Re: J Street Challenge

Thank you to the group that shared the movie “J Street Challenge: The Seductive Allure of Peace in Our Time” on March 30. One hour well spent learning. I am provoked to find out more about J Street and is J Street solving a problem or causing … more

Letters to the editor | 5/9/14

Re: J Street Rhode Island (April 11)

The statement published by J Street in the April 11 edition of The Jewish Voice calls for the destruction of thriving Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, making it Judenrein; the division of Jerusalem, “symbolic reunification” of foreign … more

Letters to the editor | 4/24/14

Re: Soldiers getting first new siddur since WWII (April 11)

Thank you for publishing the article about “United States soldiers getting first new siddur since World War II” in the April 11 issue of the Jewish Voice. I am a Vietnam era veteran. I was given my copy of the “old” siddur shortly … more

Letters to the editor | 4/24/14

Re: What makes Israel Jewish (March 28)

I found Rabbi Rosenberg’s article, “What makes Israel Jewish” interesting – and faulty on several counts. First, we have his statement that it is “disingenuous of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand that the Palestinians … more

Letters to the editor | 4/24/14

Re: Leaving Russia (March 28)

Dear Irina and Colleagues. Thank you for this lovely review. I would like to take this opportunity to say hello to all my friends in Rhode Island. In August 1987 the Jewish Community of Rhode Island welcomed our family, and my parents and I will … more

Letters to the editor | 4/10/14