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Two years ago, our community was shocked by a Brandeis University study, “Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity among Jewish Households in Rhode Island,” commissioned by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island with support from the …
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JEWISH VOICE STAFF
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8/6/15
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Congress has until mid- to late September to consider whether to reject the nuclear restrictions for the sanctions rollback deal reached by Iran and six major powers on July 14. Some of the debate is over the meaning …
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RON KAMPEAS
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8/6/15
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There is nothing quite as delicious as a freshly baked challah on Shabbat. If the bread has been kneaded and braided and glazed with egg by the eager hands of young children, it seems to taste even better.
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Stephanie Manilow
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8/6/15
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The July/August show in the Gallery at Temple Habonim features 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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8/6/15
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Rogers Williams University Law School will present an exhibit about Jewish lawyers and judges who lived during the Nazi regime. “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich” will be on display from July 30 to Aug. 31 …
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8/6/15
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Editor’s Note: Are there people in our community whom you see or hear from often but you really don’t know? Have you wondered what makes them tick? Why do they choose to do the job that they do; what is their family like; what do they …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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8/6/15
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A dozen members of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island gathered at Temple Sinai, in Cranston, on June 16 for a day of study and to strengthen the bonds that connect them in service to the Jewish community.
Participants included rabbis …
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8/6/15
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Recently, a group of Rhode Island judges and lawyers came together to form a new organization based upon a unifying theme – a concern for both the State of Israel and the rise in anti-Zionist/anti-Semitic rhetoric.
This new group, Rhode Island …
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6/18/15
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JTA – A national professors’ organization voted to censure the University of Illinois for rescinding a job offer to a professor over his anti-Israel tweets.
The vote by the American Association of University Professors took place June 14 at …
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6/18/15
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IDF launching cyber branch
JERUSALEM (JTA) – The Israel Defense Forces will establish a branch to oversee operations related to cyberwarfare.
The new branch announced June 15 by Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, chief of the general staff, must …
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6/18/15
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