The Joseph & Leba Zelniker Conference, a program of the Educational Services Department of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, brings outstanding Jewish educators to the community. Local Jewish schools support the Zelniker Conference and …
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Kara Marziali
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE – Dr. Milton Hamolsky, long considered a pioneer within the medical profession, was honored on Sept. 24 with the Human Dignity award from Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island (HHCRI). He has had a long and illustrious career in Rhode …
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Lee Kossin
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE – On multiple occasions during the recent Sukkot visit to our community by Elder Ovadiah Agbai and Elder Pinchas Ogbukaa, of Abuja’s Gihon Synagogue, the three of us ran into Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz, director of Meor (an innovative …
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Shai Afsai
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE – If you walk through the hallways of the Early Childhood Center, housed in the Alliance JCC, you will be impressed. The shiny new floors, donated by the Alliance, together with the brightly painted student artwork hanging on the walls, …
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Irina Missiuro
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE – Arts Emanu-El has kicked off its 5774 (2013/2014) season of offerings with an invitation to the entire community to participate in an exciting and authoritative exploration of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The October program, offered to the …
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Sam Shamoon
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10/10/13
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“Oded Ezer: Just My Type” presents posters and narratives designed by Oded Ezer between 2000 and 2013, when the artist was investigating new ways to design with Hebrew and Latin type. The 7 p.m. Oct. 17 show, at Brown RISD Hil-
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Arthur C. Norman
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10/10/13
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Imagine it’s 1905. You, Tevye, live in a poor Russian shtetl called Anatevka. It’s Shabbat, but all you can think about is survival – after all, you have five daughters to support and your horse is lame. So you pull the cart yourself, …
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Irina Missiuro
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE — The Temple Am David Louis and Goldie Chester Religious School has a strong curriculum, especially concerning teaching prayers, but building community, socializing and fostering a Jewish identity through tzedakah is very important.
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Arthur C. Norman
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10/10/13
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I have always considered Camp Ramah to be my home away from home. The friends, food, lake, activities – it all felt just right. Taking a break from the school and neighborhood kids, I loved hanging out with these faraway friends, those I didn’t …
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Elanah Chassen
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10/10/13
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PROVIDENCE – J-Fitness is participating in its first Healthy Strides Challenge contest against three other JCCs. This is an online challenge based on any activity in which participants join. Although the title refers to “strides,” the …
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Arthur C. Norman
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10/10/13
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