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Rhode Island’s Jewish Freemasons have not all been assimilationists

In my article about Jews, Freemasonry and Rhode Island’s Redwood Lodge (12/25/2015), I never once used the word “assimilation.” Rather, I emphasized that Redwood Lodge’s … more

Letters to the editor | 6/24/16

Thank you to Mike Fink

Thank you, Mike Fink, for your thoughtful comments about World War I and Armistice Day (or Remembrance Day, as the British Commonwealth terms it). For the 25 years I taught at community … more

Letters to the editor | 11/12/20

Anti-Semitism or antisemitism?

In response to the Sept. 4 article, “Despite pandemic, R.I. Coalition for Israel continues to battle anti-Semitism,” I wanted to point out the repeated, yet common, misspelling of word antisemitism. Though the hyphen has become familiar as accepted by many publications and software such as Microsoft Word, I have learned that the word “anti-Semitism” is a misnomer. more

Letters to the editor | 11/12/20

Misplaced concerns

Both Mr. Padwa and Mr. Klein [July 2022] point to the fact that mass shootings don’t happen at hard targets such as gun shows or police stations and advance the notion that the solution to … more

Letters to the editor | 8/5/22

Re: J Street Rhode Island (April 11)

The statement published by J Street in the April 11 edition of The Jewish Voice calls for the destruction of thriving Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, making it Judenrein; the division of Jerusalem, “symbolic reunification” of foreign … more

Letters to the editor | 4/24/14

Re: Soldiers getting first new siddur since WWII (April 11)

Thank you for publishing the article about “United States soldiers getting first new siddur since World War II” in the April 11 issue of the Jewish Voice. I am a Vietnam era veteran. I was given my copy of the “old” siddur shortly … more

Letters to the editor | 4/24/14

Time for a Change

(George Floyd’s Police murder sparked BLM’s call for state name change to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) Swastika’s a good symbol in Hinduism, To Jews, it is … more

Letters to the editor | 9/3/20

Making sense of economics

Farrel Klein (August 2020) argues that raising minimum wage is unsound social policy because businesses must make a profit. Profits vary widely. The average net supermarket profit is 3-5%; … more

Letters to the editor | 9/3/20

Sweet victory

Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever have recently canceled their plans to boycott the sale of their products in Judea and Samaria (aka West Bank), Israel. This is a major … more

Letters to the editor | 8/5/22