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In honor of its 250th anniversary, Touro Synagogue of Newport is proud to announce that there will be a re-dedication of the synagogue, on Sunday, December 1, the fourth day of Hanukkah.
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Rabbi Marc Mandel
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11/22/13
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Starting in 1980, I would travel to Vermont to be with my sister and her family for Thanksgiving. The routine was to have turkey on Thursday and to go to a restaurant on Friday night. On one Thanksgiving, everything was uneventful until the Friday …
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Robert C. Nelson
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11/22/13
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PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, November 7, Dr. Joy Ladin, the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox institution, discussed her newest book, “Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders,” a National Jewish Book Award …
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Irina Missiuro
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11/22/13
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PROVIDENCE – The recently published Pew Report describing the interests, affiliations and concerns of our American Jewish population has sparked nonstop debates, worries and concerns. I suspect I occupy a minority position, but I believe there is …
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Jeffrey Savit
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11/22/13
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(JNS.org) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly told U.S. senators to ignore Israeli thinking when it comes to Iran sanctions.
Describing Kerry’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, Kerry, a Senate aide told …
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11/22/13
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The numbers are overwhelming and alarming: Approximately 2,000 children are reported missing each day – one every 37 seconds. How is that even possible?! Reading this statistic makes me want to never let my children out of my sight. I try my …
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Michelle Cicchitelli
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11/22/13
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In 2010, Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Hildebrand Gurlitt, part-Jewish museum director, art critic and dealer for the Nazis, who died in a car crash in 1956, attracted the attention of customs agents when he boarded a train from Munich to …
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Irina Missiuro
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11/22/13
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Quite independently, in early October, Bernice and Dick Kumins and Mel and I made arrangements to travel to the Ukraine for a Viking River Cruise titled, “Footsteps of the Cossacks” a cruise from Odessa to Kiev on the Dnieper River.
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Pat Blake
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11/22/13
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PROVIDENCE – As the end of the year approaches, many people take time to reflect on their charitable giving and how they might best help the organizations about which they are passionate. This is the time of the year when we often take a moment to …
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Edward M. Bruckner
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11/22/13
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In celebration of National Caregiver Awareness Month, a kick-off event was held on November 1 at the Rhode Island State House with Governor Lincoln Chafee, Congressman Jim Langevin, and Director of the Department of Elderly Affairs, Catherine …
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Arthur C. Norman
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11/22/13
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