eft: Daniel Malin, left, from Portsmouth, and Matan Graff, Rhode Island community shaliach (Israeli emissary),
participated in a Birthright trip mid-December. They are
shown standing next to the State of Rhode Island seal at the JFK memorial …
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1/3/14
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Lisa Davis has always dreamed about running a bakery. She’s finally on her way to transforming ambition into reality. Self-taught, Davis grew up baking. As a tween, every Friday and Saturday night, she’d make bread or croissants with some help …
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Irina Missiuro
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1/3/14
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Dr. Judith Lynn Stillman, a renowned concert pianist, is someone who enhances the lives of those around her and believes in good causes. A Julliard-trained musician and professor of music at Rhode Island College, Stillman has helped thousands of …
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Irina Missiuro
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1/3/14
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The Summer Canteen Saturday night dances, sponsored by the East Side Jewish Community Center on Sessions Street (roughly where the small playground and community gardens are now – for reference, the driveways to the old parking lot are still …
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Arthur C. Norman
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1/3/14
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Bill Richardson, the former U.N. ambassador known for his efforts to release American captives overseas, called on President Obama to free Jonathan Pollard immediately.
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12/19/13
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(JTA) – Cuban Jewish leaders who met with Alan Gross said the imprisoned American-Jewish contractor “was in better spirits.”
Havana community President Adela Dworkin and vice president David Prinstein met with Gross on the last day of …
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12/19/13
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to speak in person to the biennial meeting of the Union for Reform Judaism. The announcement was made Tuesday, a day before the start of the conference, which was scheduled …
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12/19/13
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Rabbi Naftali Karp knows how to incorporate fun and food into a meaningful experience by bringing snacks to any study session he leads. Be it Partners in Torah, the Sunday night program he runs with Project Shoresh; Lunch and Learn, the Tuesday …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/19/13
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On Sunday, Dec 1, Congregation Sha’arei Tefilla held a Hanukkah party for the residents of EPOCH. They broughtsufganiyot and dreidels, ate and gambled, and had a wonderful time with the residents. A boys’ choir sang Hanukkah songs.
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Arthur C. Norman
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12/19/13
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The Highlands on the East Side, an assisted living and memory care community located at 101 Highland Ave., Providence, presented more than 750 mittens, hats, scarves, gloves and coats to aid the homeless in Rhode Island at their “Mittens Party” …
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Arthur C. Norman
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12/19/13
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