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In 1885, “The Matzah Queen” Regina Horowitz Margareten baked her first batch of commercial matzot to sell in her family grocery store on New York’s Willett Street. In an interview, Regina later wrote, “I lit the fires, worked the dough, …
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Toby Rossner
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4/10/14
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Under the expert supervision of Chef Georgina Saprong, attendees made (and ate!) delicious latkes at the Mothers Circle Hanukkah Helper Holiday Prep class.
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Arthur C. Norman
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11/22/13
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Nineteen verses tell the story of the Binding of Isaac – read in synagogue each Rosh Hashanah – but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of commentaries on it.
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Rabbi Jack Riemer/JNS.org
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8/16/13
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Question: What defines an immediate family member for a funeral?
A.G., Warwick
Dear A.G.,
An immediate family member, in relation to the person who passed away, is a …
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By Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel
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2/2/17
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AMSTERDAM (JTA) – The Dutch Foreign Ministry reprimanded a diplomat who overstepped his authority to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust and deprived him of royal honors, new research …
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10/12/18
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Kids of all ages participated in Purim activities this year. The Purim parade organized by the New England Rabbinical College was a communitywide favorite as everyone gathered on Elmgrove Avenue in …
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4/4/19
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JTA – The Manischewitz Co. will sell all of its kosher food business to Kenover Marketing Corp., the companies announced.
The companies “have reached an understanding for a …
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8/1/19
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Project Shoresh, a Providence-based organization that helps Jews connect to their roots, is participating in “Walk to Israel,” a fundraiser organized by Olami, a global Jewish organization with similar goals. The fundraiser was designed to mobilize Jewish communities worldwide and promote healthful outdoors activities, while also supporting local Jewish organizations.
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8/7/20
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(JTA) – If you’re in Arizona or Florida and a 585 area code pops up on your phone, you might want to answer: It could be a Jewish volunteer in Rochester, New York, whose mission it is to help you vote.
The Greater Rochester Jewish Federation is one of a number of local and national Jewish organizations endeavoring to make sure eligible voters – Jewish and not – get to the polls.
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RON KAMPEAS
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10/14/20
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(JTA) – Michael Gudinski, an Australian music executive hailed as the public face of his country’s music industry has died. He was 68.Gudinski died March 1 in his sleep of a heart attack, …
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3/5/21
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