Vigils, fundraising, sources of information, help and healing – so many things have been needed, and offered, throughout the Rhode Island Jewish community in the wake of Hamas’ vicious …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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11/6/23
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This week , Providence’s New England Academy of Torah seniors baked and decorated cookies with Israeli designs. They distributed them (free of charge), asking all who were taking one to make …
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11/6/23
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This summer, my brother, Amir Afsai, and I spent three weeks in Guam, the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
The idea of traveling to this region began with one of …
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SHAI AFSAI
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11/6/23
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 25 – Throughout the night, I fed the baby multiple times. Every time I wake, I’m thankful the kids are asleep and not crying and begging for my husband or me to sleep next to them, a request …
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ELANAH OBERG
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11/6/23
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BARRINGTON, RI – Nearly 100 people filled the sanctuary at Temple Habonim in Barrington on the evening of Oct. 26, for a presentation by Dr. Heidi Lane, a professor at the U.S. Naval War …
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JACOB BRIER
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11/6/23
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(JTA) — She thought she was attacking an “Israel school” on behalf of “her people back in Palestine.” Instead an Indiana woman backed her car into a building being used …
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Andrew Lapin
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11/6/23
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(JTA) – A student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was arrested by university police Friday after punching a Jewish student and spitting on an Israeli flag during a vigil for …
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Andrew Lapin
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11/6/23
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NEWPORT – Quiet grief was palpable as over 100 people gathered at Touro Synagogue on Oct. 25 to stand “Together with Israel.”
“As Jews, we are …
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AARON GINSBURG
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11/6/23
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Second of three parts
For my second wartime trip to Ukraine, in September 2022, I flew into Vienna, then took a long bus trip to Lviv, Ukraine, and an overnight train to Odesa.
Near my …
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AARON GINSBURG
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11/6/23
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PROVIDENCE – The historical fiction novel “Eternal,” by best-selling author Lisa Scottoline, will be the subject of the Fall Book Discussion presented by the Rosen Library Committee …
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ARLENE S. SIMON
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11/6/23
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