From William Tennent to George Whitfield, itinerant preachers and clergymen are very much a part of colonial American history and folklore. And, surprisingly perhaps, rabbis were among them. At least six rabbis visited Newport between 1759 and 1775, …
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Bea Ross
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Martin Abramowitz traces his love of baseball to his childhood in Brooklyn in the forties, where there were three teams to root for, and the landlord’s son wrestled Yankee loyalty in exchange for a spot in front of the neighborhood’s only TV. …
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Deahn Berrini Leblang
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Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer helps Tate Mathieu and Jaxson Guadagni, Alliance JCC Early Childhood Center students roll out the dough at the matzah baking on April 8.
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The search is over. For several months, The Jewish Voice has been seeking a permanent editor to pilot this beloved publication. It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Fran Ostendorf as editor.
Ostendorf comes with a vast …
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On a recent trip to Jerusalem, my son decided that his favorite color was gold. Whenever he’s asked why, he replies with a wry smile befitting a 5-year-old.
“Jerusalem is the city of gold, of course,” he says. When we told him our family …
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Dasee Berkowitz
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Last December, Rabbi Richard E. Perlman was conducting the Mincha service with the children from Temple Am David in the community room of The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk RI Assisted Living Residence when they made an observation. Usually, the …
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Irina Missiuro
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Barbra Joan Streisand is a renowned singer, actress, director, songwriter, producer, political activist and philanthropist. She has a mantle full of Grammys, Tonys, Emmys, Oscars and Peabody Awards. She is an officer of France’s Legion of Honor, …
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Shelley A. Sackett
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What can be accomplished during a day-and-a-half trip to our nation’s capital? On April 30 and May 1, a delegation of Rhode Islanders, as part of the Community Relations Council Washington D.C. Mission, will find out.
Upon arriving in …
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It is with great pleasure that Temple Sinai in Cranston, announces the appointment of Rabbi Jeffrey W. Goldwasser to be their next rabbi beginning in July. Rabbi Goldwasser began his rabbinical career at Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams, …
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JNS – Pope Francis anticipated trip to Israel in May will go on as scheduled despite worries over the effect of the Israeli Foreign Ministry strike.
In a statement, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the release of the schedule is …
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