As an American and a Jew, I am outraged and insulted that someone would tell me what party not to vote for as a result of a single issue. There are many issues for which Republicans have either voted no or not allowed a vote to take place.
Where …
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Arthur Fixler
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10/29/15
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On June 7, Providence Hebrew Day School (PHDS) held its annual Amudim dinner. The program was bittersweet, as it opened with a memorial tribute to Tichyeh Schochet. In the commemorative video, students, teachers and friends spoke of her tremendous …
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6/18/15
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“Hiddur mitzvah” is defined as taking an ordinary object used for ritual or worship, and beautifying it, thereby creating something more than utilitarian. For example, one can make Kiddush with a drinking glass; but to create instead an ornate …
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Naomi Geller Lipsky
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2/27/14
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) – In the weeks before Hanukkah, with anticipation of the holiday brightly filling my mind, the darkening news of rising anti-Semitism in the U.S. began to …
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EDMON J. RODMAN
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12/23/16
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(Kveller via JTA) – If your Passover Seder is anything like mine, it can resemble the world’s most difficult classroom: different ages, ranging from 3 to 93, and varying levels of …
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REBECCA ROSENTHAL
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3/16/17
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In the world of artifacts, there is a philosophical divide: should they be preserved in the state in which they were found or should they be repaired and restored? If you’ve ever been to …
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RUTH BREINDEL
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6/23/17
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I’ve been swimming, competing, lollygagging and generally enjoying the water for 55 years. Having played sports from soccer and football to track and cycling, the environment I love best is …
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Doug Immel
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10/16/17
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Dear Erin and Susan,
My mother has lived in her home for more than 40 years. She is finally onboard with downsizing. After years of memory-making and accumulating, she is …
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ERIN MINIOR and SUSAN BAZAR
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8/9/18
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BY LARRY KESSLER
The Bar Mitzvah has evolved in 53 years, but the more it’s changed – and it has, big time – the more it’s stayed the same.
Back in those ancient …
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LARRY KESSLER
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10/12/18
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I have been extraordinarily fortunate to be involved in camping in one way or another for the past 25 years. From the age of 4 to 15, I grew up as a camper at a local Jewish overnight camp. In the …
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AARON GUTTIN
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1/31/19
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