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Temple Sinai in Cranston is seeking new members. To attract them, the congregation is offering a chance for people to get to know the congregation without dues for the rest of 2017.
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6/23/17
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FAMILY FEATURES – Parents know raising healthy and successful children means more than encouraging learning and praising positive behavior. It also means instilling smart habits from the …
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6/23/17
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(The Nosher via JTA) – Labne lovers rejoice – you can now enjoy your favorite yogurt dip as a dessert. If you love tangy, tart frozen yogurt, you are going to love this easy frozen …
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SHANNON SARNA
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6/23/17
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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (JTA) – An Israeli soldier clapped football great and Vietnam War veteran Roger Staubach on the shoulder at a soccer field here, telling the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner …
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HILLEL KUTTLER
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6/23/17
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JTA – David Lubell was honored for his work creating welcoming communities for immigrants and refugees with the 2017 Charles Bronfman Prize.
Lubell, of Decatur, Georgia, is the founder and …
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6/23/17
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In his May 19 “Shabbat Shalom” newsletter, Alliance President and CEO Jeffrey Savit proclaimed May 22 to be “Rhode Island Jewish Community Employee Appreciation …
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Letters to the editor
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6/23/17
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At Brown RISD Hillel a few weeks ago, amid the spirited davening, singing and eating on Shabbat during the commencement/reunion weekend, I saw something larger, too: many of the keys to Jewish …
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NOEL RUBINTON
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6/23/17
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May is a month of transitions and celebrations. Graduations abound. Reflection and perspective. I’m thinking a lot about my son, a soon-to-be high school graduate and about a stateless …
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BARBARA FIELDS
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6/23/17
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This was presented by Richard Licht at the June 8 Alliance annual meeting. It has been edited slightly for publication.
Six years ago our community took a risk and embarked on a new voyage. Three venerable institutions – each with a storied history of serving the Rhode Island Jewish community – combined to form the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. While the new Alliance had dedicated lay leadership and a talented and committed staff, it lacked a professional leader. So we doubled down on our bet and engaged a man who lacked the typical credentials and curriculum vitae for a CEO of a major Jewish nonprofit organization.
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6/23/17
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Earlier this year, Jeffrey Savit announced his resignation as president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. This speech was presented at the June 8 annual meeting of the Alliance.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. …” It’s as if Charles Dickens was foreshadowing the Rhode Island Jewish community in 2011. When I arrived, we were a proud yet “siloed” community wrought asunder by severe financial challenges and divided loyalties. In the intervening six years, territorial duality is being increasingly replaced by compassionate UNITY, which I believe to be the five most important letters of the word community.
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JEFFREY SAVIT
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6/23/17
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