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Re: R.I. author blends history, fiction (June 24)

I appreciated Michael Fink’s review of “Eavesdropping in Oberammergau.” However, I would like to correct a few points. The review quotes me as saying: “After his … more

Letters to the editor | 8/4/16

Five years of progress as the Alliance forges ahead with ongoing goals

When I arrived at the Alliance five summers ago, the institution I inherited was a merged start-up organization, one that was trying to forge ahead by maintaining the best of the programs and … more

JEFFREY SAVIT | 8/4/16

Aliyah – 9 years later: Diversity, inclusion and the Jewish people

July marked the nine-year anniversary of the day I stepped off a plane in Israel and became a citizen of that country. What makes this “ aliyaversary ” ( aliyah anniversary) unique is … more

Daniel Stieglitz | 8/4/16

Thanks to our allies in the Christian community

Jeff Gladstone’s letter “Thank You Rep. Mia Ackerman” (June 24) was timely and on target. The community should also be aware that a major contributing factor to the passage of the … more

Letters to the editor | 8/4/16

A happy beginning, a less than happy ending

A month or two ago, my wife Sandy and I viewed on Netflix the 2015 movie “Woman in Gold.” The film is based on the true story of Maria Altmann, a World War II Jewish … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/4/16

A trip down memory lane

I am often asked by readers about my summer plans. After all, The Voice takes a publishing break during July. Usually, I avoid the question. The paper may be “on vacation,” … more

Fran Ostendorf | 8/4/16

The power of words in our political campaigns

I am a student of words. Words are critical in my work and I use them carefully. Words have great impact, and I have experienced words that “burn in my brain” long after they have … more

Patricia Raskin | 8/4/16

The Three Weeks

On the Jewish calendar, this is the time of year that we observe the Three Weeks. The Three Weeks are anchored at the beginning by the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, and at the end, by the fast of … more

d'Var Torah | 8/4/16

Alperin family legacy lives on at Jewish Federation Foundation – and yours can too

More than six decades ago, community patriarch Max Alperin, along with others, saw the need to create a financial institution that would uphold Jewish values and be accessible to the entire … more

HILLARY SCHULMAN | 8/4/16

Back row, left to right, Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser, Jayson and Kimberly Kane, Cantor Wendy Siegel. Front, Zackary, Jacoby and EmmaLyn Kane.

Cranston family hears the call of Judaism, converts

The Jewish people are not known for aggressive efforts to spread the Jewish faith; most people who are Jewish were born Jewish. But what about those who Judaism speaks to later in … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 8/4/16