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For Michael Fel, Temple Emanu-El’s new senior rabbi, moving to Providence is a bit of a homecoming. Rabbi Fel grew up in Miami, but his wife, Shayna, is a graduate of the Alperin Schechter Day School (now the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island) and her brother, Ami Hersh, was Rabbi Fel’s best friend in rabbinical school. That’s how the couple met.
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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9/10/19
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In the “new normal,” when we have to be physically apart from one another more than we would like, the message of artist Nancy Katz’s “Jewish Roots” community art …
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HANNAH ALTMAN
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12/3/20
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Project Shoresh kicked off its many Purim events with inspirational words from Rabbi Moshe Sanders titled “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” One of the rabbis on the …
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3/6/22
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For 30 years, Betsey and I have enjoyed spending a few days each summer at a beach town in southern Maine. Our kids grew up visiting this enclave, and now both our grandkids have begun to feel …
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10/5/23
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(Kveller via JTA) – If a stranger followed you around for a few days, how long would it take for him to figure out that you are Jewish?
This question was posed to me in a parenting discussion group many years ago and has intrigued me ever …
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SALLY ABRAMS
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9/3/15
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JTA – To the business press, the symbolism of Ruth Porat’s move from her position as chief financial officer of Morgan Stanley to her newly announced perch as Google’s CFO of the future couldn’t be more obvious – it represents a shift in …
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ANTHONY WEISS
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4/13/15
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JTA – A design competition will be held for a memorial in Warsaw to Poles who saved Jews during World War II.
Sigmund Rolat of the Remembrance and Future Foundation announced the competition at a news conference Sept. 8 in Warsaw.
Rolat, a …
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9/11/14
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Six words.
Choose them carefully because that’s all you have to tell your life story.
Should be easy, right? Anyone can complete a story that’s only six words long.
But can it encapsulate an entire life? Can it fully relate the …
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Jennifer Butler Basile
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3/27/14
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Ken Dulgarian, President of Dulgarian Properties, the well-known Rhode Island real estate developer, is the owner of the Avon Cinema on the East Side of Providence and many premier properties. In fact, his latest venture, on Pitman Street on the …
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Arthur C. Norman
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9/30/13
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WARWICK – To some people, Memorial Day means the beach, barbecues and the unofficial start of summer. To many others, however, Memorial Day has another meaning – it is a time to honor those who gave of themselves for their country.
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Ira Fleisher
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6/6/13
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