In the beginning of July, I began a Jewish Agency course studying about aliyah, the Diaspora, private and collective Jewish identity and, of course, about American customs.
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/Courtesy | Gilor Meshulam
Gilor Meshulam (right), the Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island’s new Israeli shaliach (emissary), and Providence’s Yehuda Fishhaut (left) together at Ein ha’Shlosha, near Kissufim, which is one of the main …
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Israel is developing a sensor system to detect tunnels dug by Hamas terrorists into Israel from Gaza. /photo | IDF via Wikimedia Commons
JNS.org – Senior Israeli officers are reporting that a sensor system is being developed that would be able …
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The proposed Holocaust Memorial, to be built in downtown Providence, is about to pass another milestone. Plans have been finessed, added to and finalized. A chunk of funding has been raised. Now, it’s just about ready to be built.
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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8/19/14
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JTA – Each time he dispatches a car into Lugansk, Rabbi Shalom Gopin readies himself for hours of anxious anticipation.
The scene of brutal urban warfare between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists, this eastern Ukrainian city now has …
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Cnaan Liphshiz
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The July/August show in the Gallery at Temple Habonim features 28 works by The Top Drawer at the Brass, a nonprofit visual art center providing programs for adults with developmental disabilities. Through their work, the artists show their creative …
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Did you know that there is a synagogue in Butte, Montana? Congregation B’nai Israel is the oldest synagogue in Montana still used as a house of worship. At one time there were three synagogues, two Orthodox and one Reform, in Butte. But the very …
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ANNE SHERMAN
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8/19/14
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MIDDLETOWN – Nothing like a beautiful summer afternoon at the beach in Rhode Island. That’s what about 160 people expected Aug. 12 at Hadassah’s fourth annual Books on the Beach event. And the event delivered. But instead of taking in the sun, …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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8/19/14
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Built in 1982, the local mikveh on the East Side of Providence was in serious need of renovation and plans for a major overhaul were proposed.
The mikveh is a ritual pool that has been an integral part of Jewish life since ancient times. …
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The To Life Center Adult Day Services, a program of Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island (JSARI), had its annual family BBQ on Aug. 6. This is a time when family and friends of the clients come and enjoy a family oriented day together. JSARI board …
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