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The great epic poet Homer once said, “For rarely are sons similar to their fathers; most are worse, and a few are better.” In honor of Father’s Day 2013, JNS compiled some quick facts about some rather not-so-famous (tho ugh not all infamous) … more

Binyamin Kagedan | 6/6/13

The power of dads

PROVIDENCE – We can know one thing for certain: the upcoming celebration of Father’s Day will be filled with greeting cards about golf and fishing. While you are enjoying your celebration, feel confident in the knowledge that fatherhood has a … more

Andrea Epstein, LISCW | 6/6/13

Those in active duty face risks beyond the battlefield

PROVIDENCE – In 2012, 349 active military personnel (from all branches of the United States military) committed suicide. That represents a 15 percent increase from the 301 suicides occurring in 2011, according to accounts widely reported by … more

6/6/13

A pioneer physician in the Virginia colony

The role of Jewry in the expanding culture, prosperity and destiny of the United States had been minimal until the great Jewish diaspora of the 19th century.Certainly there was passing mention of clusters of Jewish immigrants as early as the New … more

Dr. Stanley Aronson | 6/6/13

Google Glass portends brave new Jewish world

HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (JTA) – Over the past few weeks, strangers have begun stopping high school computer science teacher Chaim Cohen on the street. A few accuse him of recording them without their knowledge. Even fewer blame him for all of … more

Yaffa Klugerman | 6/6/13

Why did Moses rebel against Korach?

Our Torah portion deals with a fascinating group of people who rebelled against Moses in the wilderness. They were led by Korach, who was the central figure in the uprising. Where did he get his power and what did he use it for? This was the … more

d'Var Torah | 6/6/13

Celebrating one’s bar mitzvah 13 years after learning of Jewish identity

JERUSALEM – Mariusz Robert Aoflko, a 64-year-old Jewish attorney in Krakow, grew up thinking he was a Polish Catholic. more

Jake Sharfman | 6/6/13

Meredith E. Drench, Ph.D., P.T., 63

EAST GREENWICH – Meredith (Merry) Drench died May 17. A graduate of Boston and Northeastern universities, she earned her doctorate at Union Institute and University and was a professor of physical therapy at Northeastern. She was an author and a … more

6/6/13

Richard Alan Lipson, 73

MARLBORO, Mass. – Richard Lipson died May 29. He was a broadcast engineer who spent most of his professional career as chief engineer of WLVI Channel 56 in Boston, Mass. more

6/6/13

Evelyn R. (Isserlis) Lowenstein, 94

PORTSMOUTH – Evelyn Lowenstein died June 2. She was the wife of the late Gerhard S. “Gerry” Lowenstein. Born in Providence on Nov. 21, 1918 to the late David and Elizabeth (Bloomberg) Isserlis, she lived in Fall River, Mass. before moving … more

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