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Why do we present many points of view in a Jewish newspaper?
How can we be pro-Israel when we discuss BDS in a positive light?
On the opinion pages in the last two newspapers, Jewish …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/6/19
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The weather outside might be frightful, but the cold always gets me thinking about warmer days.
How did you spend the summers of your youth?
For many of us, summer signaled the camp season. …
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Fran Ostendorf
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1/31/19
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I have a confession to make. I am slightly obsessed with sticky notes. You know, those little pieces of paper that come in a variety of colors and shapes and have a thin strip of adhesive on the …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/9/18
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You know who we are, but do we know who you are?
Some of you contact us frequently. But we wanted to know more. And our existing data was old. We’d done some surveys in the past, but they …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/23/17
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The following column ran Jan. 8, 2016. It’s one of my favorites and is as true today as it was then. We still fill multiple feeders no matter the weather. Our cat, now a gray tiger-stripped …
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Fran Ostendorf
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1/18/18
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The last few weeks have been anxious for many of us here in the Rhode Island Jewish community and beyond. We nervously watch the news from Israel as we have family and friends impacted by the situation there. Like many of you, I’m touched by …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/19/14
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It seems like we could all use a little more light in our lives right now.
Light gives us joy. It opens our eyes to the world around us and cancels the darkness.
And there sure is a lot of …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/2/22
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As the editor of The Jewish Voice, I have the opportunity to meet many people.One of my favorite things about my job is meeting community members. The last week has been …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/23/16
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It’s April, the season of showers, flowers, spring, cleaning and Passover!
Yes, Passover. It’s not too early to begin thinking about our springtime holiday commemorating our …
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Fran Ostendorf
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4/4/19
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You are never old enough, or wise enough, to stop learning.
No matter what I do or where I go, I pick up some tidbit of information that causes me to stop and think, “Hmmm. I …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/1/19
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