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When I started as editor of The Voice, there was a small staff already in place. Leah Camara had years of experience working for the Federation, and then moving to The Voice where she has been in charge of layout and design. For me, her knowledge of …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/21/15
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What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, we were planning an issue filled with news from Israel: Operation Protective Edge was underway. Despite the international nature of the story, our coverage was personal and local. There was …
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Fran Ostendorf
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8/6/15
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Just like many of us, The Voice takes a bit of a summer vacation. We’ve been following this – or a similar – schedule for a couple of years. It makes some sense. People go away. Advertising is more difficult to sell in the summer. And there …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/18/15
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I have witnessed a number of “rites of passage” in the last few weeks. Late spring is the season for such things.
First, my nephew walked down the hill, and then up the hill as he graduated from Brown, a graduation process steeped in …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/5/15
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If you have more nights than usual scheduled with meetings that you absolutely have to attend this month, then you know it’s annual meeting season. Geraldine Foster wrote about the history of these annual meetings in our last edition.
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Fran Ostendorf
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5/22/15
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Finally we are seeing prolonged signs of spring … consistently warm temperatures, flowering trees everywhere, longer days. People are out in their yards cleaning up and planting. Community gardens are coming to life. I love being able to …
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Fran Ostendorf
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5/7/15
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We are part of a small network of “niche” newspapers in the United States. You might even call us exclusive. We are a Jewish newspaper. It’s in our mission statement, and it’s proudly part of our name. There’s no mistaking the readership …
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Fran Ostendorf
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4/23/15
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The Passover story that we read year after year is an inspirational tale. I was reminded last week that it’s one we should really listen to and not just repeat as if by rote, trying to stay awake until the fish is served. That started me thinking …
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Fran Ostendorf
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4/13/15
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Somehow, throughout the years, our house has become the gathering place for my extended family. Nobody else actually lives in this area. But they all end up at my door.
We started out small … My siblings for the High Holy Days when they …
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Fran Ostendorf
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3/26/15
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Like it or not, we are a people of the world. World events affect us. Sure, we live in a state with its share of newsmaking events. But this week I’m looking to national and international events that are – and should be – the subject of …
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Fran Ostendorf
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3/12/15
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