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As Jewish media far and wide started picking up on the story of this week’s devastating flood in Houston, which hit Jewish-heavy neighborhoods particularly hard, JNS.org was (in my own estimation) conspicuously late to join the reporting. That is …
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JACOB KAMARAS/JNS.org
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6/5/15
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Rocket sirens wailed across Israel as part of an annual nationwide preparedness drill.
The sirens on the morning of June 2 also were broadcast on television and radio. Civilians were told to head to their bomb shelters and …
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6/5/15
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It’s been called the experience of a lifetime. It starts in Poland and ends in Israel.
In the spring of 2016, thousands of Jewish teens from all corners of the earth will share in this experience when they march 3 kilometers from Auschwitz to …
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JEWISH VOICE STAFF
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6/5/15
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If you are not part of the Orthodox community, you might be unfamiliar with the concept of g’mach. It stands for Gemilut Chasadim, deeds of loving kindness. Members of Jewish communities worldwide collect various items, including …
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Irina Missiuro
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6/5/15
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It is only April and most writers think about Mother’s Day, but this is what I have wanted to write about for many years. Why? Because I had no father! Oh, yes my mother was married when I was born, but my father died when I was 22 months old. I …
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ROSE EPSTEIN
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6/5/15
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Upon losing her mother in the winter of 1898, 16-year-old Sonora Smart Dodd and her father William Smart embarked on a journey that would forever change the perception of fathers.
As a survivor of the Civil War, Smart moved his family out west …
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Stephanie Ross
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6/5/15
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When I was growing up, there was something about my father that I found wildly amusing. I would ask him a question about a familiar object – something in our home, perhaps, or an item of clothing – and eagerly await his response. One day, …
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SHELLEY KATSH, LICSW
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6/5/15
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StatePoint – The tie has been a traditional Father’s Day gift since the holiday was first celebrated. But this year, men’s fashion experts say think beyond this staid accessory while Father’s Day shopping.
“The modern man is expressing …
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6/5/15
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On May 25, I did not want to go shopping, work in my yard or winnow the stack of newspapers and magazines piled atop my desk. It being Memorial Day, I wanted to honor the people who have helped me to live a free and fulfilling life.
Then I …
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GEORGE M. GOODWIN
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6/5/15
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CRANSTON – You don’t need to be Jewish to love Israel.
On May 31, more than 200 Jews and Christians from Rhode Island enjoyed an educational night of friendship, where the love of Israel was shared by all. Hosted by StandWithUs Rhode Island …
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6/5/15
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