Certainly we would like a world where people bent on mayhem and murder could not get their hands on a gun. In a nation of an estimated 400 million guns that are not going away, and 335 million …
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Letters to the editor
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7/4/22
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As religion has waned in the culture, various scientific and political fashions have become new faiths. These faiths create new sins, preach end-time warnings about death and destruction of the earth …
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Letters to the editor
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7/4/22
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I spent a beautiful and enriching weekend in Connecticut recently, kvelling as my niece led a full congregation in worship as a Bat Mitzvah.
No matter that Rosie is 15, the rabbi told us. She had …
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Fran Ostendorf
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5/6/22
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King
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Letters to the editor
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3/6/22
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Like many of you, I have been glued to coverage of the war in Ukraine – in print, online and on TV.
Yes, I have my favorite media outlets. But I tend to flip from one to another during this …
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Fran Ostendorf
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3/6/22
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As I sit down to write this column, Rhode Island is in the midst of a blizzard, the first in a number of years.
The pre-storm hype had whipped our friends and neighbors into a frenzy. Grocery …
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Fran Ostendorf
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2/6/22
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Putting together the January newspaper presents a time to look back and think ahead. What a year it was. What a year we hope it will be!
In 2021, we had a roller-coaster of ups and downs. That new …
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Fran Ostendorf
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1/10/22
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Have you listened to the first podcasts from Jewish Rhody Media? It’s a terrific series on leadership called Chutzpah! There’s a new episode every other Thursday, featuring Adam Greenman, …
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Fran Ostendorf
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12/4/21
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RI Coalition for Israel (RICI) issued an “Action Alert” to the community in regard to this dangerous proposed resolution (Inside Jewish Rhode Island, September), and we are happy to …
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Letters to the editor
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10/9/21
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Life is in transition again.
Nature is doing its annual shift from long, hot summer days to dark, cool fall evenings.
As I write this, our backyard is showing a scattering of yellow and brown …
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Fran Ostendorf
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10/9/21
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