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The internet and social media have redefined our lives in many ways over the past few years. One of the great innovations to arise from these technologies is the process of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding websites, like the popular Kickstarter.com and … more
On April 28, thousands of Jewish teens, from 40 countries around the world, will share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they march 4.8 miles from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built by the Nazis during World … more
Responding to the economic hard times of the European immigrants surging into New York in the early 1900s, Lillian Kavovitz opened a pawnshop in Port Chester, N.Y. Her business was highly successful in large part because she was fluent in Russian, … more
It could be argued that each and every woman among our readership deserves an award as woman of the year. Our women readers, their friends and relatives, lead busy lives. They spend their time doing good for their families and their community. … more
“Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music and Religious Harmony in Uganda,” a program on ecumenism with guest speaker Rabbi Jeffrey Summit of Tufts University, will be presented May 4 at 2:30 p.m. at Temple Habonim in Barrington. This is the the story … more
What happens when you combine theater activities and Jewish studies? That is a question that was raised in the Religious School at Temple Sinai in Cranston. Through a gift to the school, a connection was made with Seth Finkle, the Education Director … more
With a festive dinner and joyous concert on May 18, Temple Emanu-El in Providence is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Cantor Brian Mayer’s spiritual, musical, pastoral and educational contributions to Temple Emanu-El and to the larger Jewish … more
JTA – Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the strategically critical peninsula that dangles from Ukraine into the Black Sea, has drawn international condemnation. But for the leader of the All-Ukrainian Organization of Crimean Karaites – a … more
Remember the old joke about a tourist asking a New Yorker for directions: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practice, practice, practice!” Well, there’s a new twist to this old joke. “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” … more
The most common question I get when I talk about (401)j’s SermonSlam event is “What is a SermonSlam?” to which I promptly reply what I learned from the Open Quorum website, “SermonSlam is a poetry slam, but for sermons, poems, stories, … more
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