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In “Catch the Jew!” (Gefen Publishing House, 2015, 467 pp.), playwright and journalist Tuvia Tenenbom chronicles the seven months he spent traversing Israel, the West Bank/Judea and Samaria in 2013-2014. During this time, he met with Jews, …
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SHAI AFSAI
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8/21/15
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BALTIMORE (JTA) – Gil Marks baked. He cooked. He authoritatively discussed culinary traditions – traditions, period – of Jews from seemingly every culture. Trained as a rabbi and social worker, he earned prestigious awards for writing …
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HILLEL KUTTLER
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12/18/14
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JNS.ORG – “He was part hippie, part yippie, part beatnik and part New Age,” wrote Elli Wohlgelernter in a Jerusalem Post eulogy in 1994, following the Oct. 20 passing of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
Twenty years later, more robust accounts of …
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MAAYAN JAFFE
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8/28/14
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PAWTUCKET – I noticed in a newspaper article that National Grandparents’ Day was Sept. 8. Of course, we have holidays for everything; after all, we have to get those greeting cards mailed.
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Miriam R. Plitt
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9/12/13
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On May 10, approximately 75 people gathered in the courtyard outside the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Resource Center at the Dwares JCC in Providence to observe Yom ha-Zikaron (Day of …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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5/27/16
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Q: Favorite Jewish food?
A: Matzah for Pesach.
Q: Favorite Jewish holiday?
A: Pesach. Why? It is just so much work, which makes you appreciate it.
Q: Favorite Jewish song?
A: …
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12/9/16
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BARRINGTON – On a Sunday in March, Temple Habonim honored local artist Barnet ‘Bunny’ Fain by showcasing his art and naming its gallery in his honor. The gathering to make the …
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SETH CHITWOOD
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4/27/17
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Have you ever had a dream? Maybe your dream is to get that big promotion, or accomplish something that will leave a mark on the world. Well, I had a dream, too. To me, as a Jewish teen who plays …
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ALIYAH BOYLE
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6/9/17
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JTA – A few weeks ago, Holly Davies was getting ready to homeschool her kids and preparing the family for the High Holy Days. When Hurricane Harvey hit, she helped evacuate 150 people from her …
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BEN SALES
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9/25/17
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A recent study by the Department of Veterans Affairs found that the number of American veterans who commit suicide each day has decreased to 20, from 22 – a small improvement, but a step …
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ANNA SELMAN
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11/9/17
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