Julia Leavitt is the head life guard at the Dwares JCC pool and works in the fitness department. She grew up in Pawtucket,R.I., and is a recent graduate from William Smith College in Geneva, NY. Julia will be attending graduate school in the fallfor …
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Elanah Chassen
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2/27/14
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Let’s get to it!
6–7 square matzahs
5 eggs
1 cup milk
2 cups cottage cheese
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Tamar Ansh
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2/27/14
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The story of Purim revolves around the actions of four key characters who we read about in the Book of Esther, a.k.a.Megillat Esther.
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2/27/14
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When talking about the Maccabi games, United States Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin once said, “Being Jewish did notmake us better athletes, but the bonds we formed during the games we played did help make us better Jews.”
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Kara Marziali
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2/27/14
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The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves the state of Rhode Island and some of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its several camps include Camp Yawgoog Scout …
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2/27/14
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On Wednesday, Feb. 19, all of the Providence Hebrew Day School first graders received their siddurim [prayer books]and chumashim [Torah in printed form vs. scrolls] at a program coordinated by their Judaic Studies teacher,Rabbi Avrohom Jakubowicz. …
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Miriam Esther Weiner
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2/27/14
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On Sunday March 9 at 4:30, young children, young families—in fact, anyone with a youthful spirit—will have a chanceto sing and dance with the award-winning Mama Doni and the Mama Doni Band as they celebrate Jewish culturethrough a contagious …
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Sam Shamoon
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2/27/14
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During a recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit the Tech-Career Technology Center for Ethiopian Israelis located in Kibbutz Nachshon. I was invited by Iris Amit, the Vice President for Operations and Education at the Technology …
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Ezra L. Stieglitz and Iris Amit
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2/27/14
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STATE HOUSE – Rhode Island Statewide Planning population projections estimate that the number of older persons in Rhode Island will increase by 46 percent between now and 2025.
“It is in the state’s best interest, and that of our elderly …
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2/13/14
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Rep. Jim Langevin urged Rhode Island residents to use the IRS and Rhode Island Free File programs to save money at tax time. These programs allow roughly 70 percent of all taxpayers to use name-brand tax preparation software to prepare and file …
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2/13/14
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