September 16, 2016

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  • We are read in AMSTERDAM

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Arlene and Ed Bochner of Warwick visited Amsterdam in April. The Anne Frank house was one of the highlights of their trip. They then continued on a river cruise along the Rhine from Amsterdam to …

  • Michelle Cassandra Golden

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Congratulations – Michelle Cassandra Golden was chosen “Alumni of the Month” for September by Hofstra University. A 2011 graduate with a B.A. in broadcast journalism, Golden …

  • Livia Adler-Maranhao

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Mazal Tov – Livia Adler-Maranhao celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on Sept. 4 at Temple Beth David in Narragansett. Livia is the daughter of Jason Maranhao and Dori Adler and sister to Brayden. Her …

  • Paula and Marty Waldman

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Congratulations – Paula and Marty Waldman, of Providence, renewed their wedding vows for the third time on June 18, at the Marriott Hotel. Guests from Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut …

  • Summer sojourn

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    The 14 women from Providence who went on the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Momentum trip to Israel July 11-19 take a moment for a photo in front of the Aish building in Jerusalem. They …

  • We Are Read In Seattle

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    We Are Read In Seattle – Ryan Golditch of Cranston with his father, Jason Golditch (Mom, Lynda, was taking the picture), in front of the Seattle Space Needle in Washington this summer.

  • Congregants hear about the human cost of raising bus fares

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    CRANSTON – Speaking at Shabbat services at Temple Sinai, Christine Tate worried aloud: “I hardly make it through the month and now they want us to start paying for the bus. I’m not …

  • Be aware: Top scams in August

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has compiled the top scams affecting Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont in August. BBB’s Scam Tracker reported an abundance of tax/debt …

  • Maud Mandel explains Muslim-Jewish conflict in France

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Dr. Maud Mandel, dean of the college and professor of history and Judaic studies at Brown University, will speak on “Understanding the Muslim-Jewish Conflict in France: A Historical …

  • Keeping connected through Connected Living

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    BY  This year’s National Assisted Living Week runs from Sept. 11-17, and the theme is “Keep Connected.” It’s a fitting choice, as helping seniors forge new …

  • Ask the director

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    Today’s question is one that is most frequently asked by children: Will mom or dad die, or will I die, too?   When children experience the death of someone close to them, they tend …

  • Shirley Factoroff, 95

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    WARWICK, R.I.  – Shirley Factoroff died Sept. 5 at Brentwood Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Allick Factoroff. Born and raised in Bristol, a …

  • Willy Falk, 88

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Willy Falk died Sept. 1. He was the husband of Violette (Barouk) Falk. Born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the late Ferdinand and Helen (Gershon) Falk, he had been a resident of …

  • Neil Marc Greenfeld, 58

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    KEY WEST, FLA. – Neil Marc Greenfeld of Key West, Fla., and Cranston died Sept. 2 after a vehicle accident in Key West.   Born March 1, 1958, to the late Harold and Sylvia …

  • Raisa Kerdman, 97

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Raisa Kerdman died July 28. Born in Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Faina (Lozovaya) Kerdman. She immigrated to the United States in 1991. She was …

  • Sadie Muffs, 98

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    WARWICK, R.I. – Sadie Muffs died Sept. 8 at Kent Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Muffs. Born in Putnam, Conn., a daughter of the late Isadore and Gertrude (Zultowsky) Spiegalman, …

  • Stanley A. Revzin, 92

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    CANTON, MASS. – Stanley A. Revzin died Sept. 2. He was the husband of Marcia (Korsun) Revzin. He was born in New York City, the son of the late Boris and Fannie (Ellinoff) Revzin. …

  • On the other hand …

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    I don’t “Google.” Instead, I pick up a book from any of the many bookshelves in my various abodes.  There are even volumes at the dump I take home and treasure!  …

  • Krakow march recalls centuries-old Jewish presence

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    WARSAW, Poland (JTA)  Hundreds marched through the streets of Krakow to commemorate the centuries-old Jewish presence in the city in an event organized by local Christian organizations. …

  • Here’s how to turn ‘epic fails’ into fresh starts

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    RICHARDSON, Texas (JTA) – Urbandictionary.com is an open-source site where the average citizen contributes definitions to new and old words and slang. As the High Holy Days approach, I’ve …

  • I challenge you to focus on the positives

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    (Kveller via JTA) – Two essential parts of preparing for Rosh Hashanah, our clean slate for the year, are+ asking forgiveness from anyone we wronged and making a list (mental or …

  • Rosh Hashanah: A time to remake ourselves

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    In the article “ABC’s of Rosh Hashanah,” found on Aish.com, Rabbi Shraga Simmons writes, “A key component of Rosh Hashanah preparation is to ask forgiveness from anyone we may …

  • It’s the season of honey

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    BY  We use it in our cooking, as a sweetener and we can find it in our beauty supplies. We even use it as a nickname. Honey even has been used for treating diseases and other medical …

  • Why the new year is a time for saying ‘thank you’ to interfaith families

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    BY  CLEVELAND (JTA) – Thank you: two simple words with tremendous meaning. Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for raising your children with us. Thank you for being …

  • 6 new children’s books for the Jewish New Year

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    JTA – Get ready: 5777 is arriving soon. And a new Jewish year means a fresh crop of top-notch Jewish books for kids.   This year, not one but two new Rosh Hashanah books are …

  • At last: The easiest Rosh Hashanah dinner ever

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    (JTA) – Some people take great pride and pleasure in planning their Rosh Hashanah menus for weeks or months in advance, chugging away at kugels and cakes and soup to put in the freezer. I …

  • Celebrity chefs share their Rosh Hashanah favorites

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    JTA – Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, gives Jews a sense of change and new beginnings. One of the ways to signal this renewal and optimism is to engage our senses: We listen to …

  • We need to stop overcooking for the holidays

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    (Kveller via JTA) – As a young woman at Jewish holiday tables, I never felt comfortable with being the “woman in charge” of cooking. I associated that role with overcooking (too …

  • Board members meeting has a unique twist

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    The Jewish Alliance board of directors began the year with aunique meeting hosted by new board chair Mitzi Berkelhammer on Sept. 8. By the end of the evening, the group had raised $181,000 to …

  • 10 signs you’re an ‘older’ Jewish mom

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    (Kveller via JTA) – The average age of childbearing in the United States is 26. For Jews, it’s a few years higher. Some of us Jewish moms, however, had our children significantly later …

  • Judge to speak on recent Touro case at fall RIJHA meeting

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. will be the guest speaker Sept. 25 at the fall meeting of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, The meeting begins at  2 p.m. at …

  • Turn help into hope

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    I would like to do a survey of The Voice readers. Pause for a moment, clear your minds, and think about the following question: What is the most powerful moment for you …

  • Re: Letter (Sept. 2)

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    In three hundred words or less Ron Stuart seems confused about my aims, those of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV)...

  • Re: It’s indisputable (Sept. 2)

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    I have to respond to Jeff Ballabon and Bruce Abramson’s piece in the Sept. 2 Voice. Their most glaring error is calling support for the Likud government’s extremist policies as being …

  • New $3 million initiative for Jewish disabled honors Itzhak Perlman

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    JTA – The Genesis Prize Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network have launched a $3 million matching grant program to fund an initiative to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in …

  • Millennials want to serve. Jewish tradition tells them how.

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    JTA – When lowering my shoulder, planting my feet and pushing hard to make something happen, I love to reflect on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s exhortation to act with “the …

  • Affirming our black-Jewish alliance

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    “[T]here is no doubt that the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ resonates with Jewish beliefs and history.  Jews hear the words not as divisive but as a call to moral …

  • Hope for a happy year

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    This is the season of new beginnings. Before you know it, the year will change and it will be 5777. The days leading up to that change are a time to do a little reflecting on life. …

  • New Ken Burns film spotlights little-known Holocaust rescuers

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    JTA – In 1940, as he was being transported to safety in the lower deck of a ship, the Jewish author Lion Feuchtwanger asked Waitstill Sharp why the American Unitarian minister had bothered to …

  • Synagogues gear up for the High Holy Days

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    September is now upon us, and summer’s end is in sight. You know what this means: the High Holy Days are coming! The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is partnering with synagogues …

  • Brown doctoral candidate launches career-mentoring startup

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    BY  Lindsay Kuhn has a passion for learning, and for doing, and it shows in her latest project. Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, a little help from Brown …

  • US House approves resolution honoring Elie Wiesel

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    WASHINGTON (JTA) – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution honoring the life and work of Elie Wiesel. The resolution approved by voice vote on Sept. 12 …

  • Republican Jewish Coalition campaigns in 3 swing states

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Republican Jewish Coalition said it reached 25,000 people on a day of campaigning in Jewish neighborhoods in swing states where incumbent Republican senators are at risk. …

  • Award-winning author to speak at Temple Habonim

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    BY ARIEL BROTHMAN It took author Glenn Kurtz four years to track down the seven people seen in some 16 mm footage his grandfather shot in 1938 in Poland. Recorded in a small, predominantly …

  • (401)j Shabbaton brings young Jewish adults together for bonding, prayer and fun

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    About 30 of Rhode Island’s future Jewish leaders gathered at Camp JORI, in Wakefield, during the last weekend of August to celebrate their Judaism with prayer, friendship, and various …

  • Signs of the times

    Friday, September 16, 2016

    The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s board room came alive Sept. 8 during a special news conference to celebrate the signing of the Holocaust-Genocide bill. The program featured …

  • 5776: A review of the major events in the Jewish world

    Thursday, September 15, 2016

    (Part one of two)   JTA – A stabbing and car-ramming epidemic in Israel that some called a third intifada was among the most dominant Jewish stories …

  • 5 feel-good stories from Israel that will echo into the Jewish New Year

    Thursday, September 15, 2016

    TEL AVIV (JTA) – The Jewish state has nearly made it through another Jewish year and, as always, there was plenty to kvetch about in 5776.   But Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New …

  • New Year’s greetings, from then to now

    Thursday, September 15, 2016

    The month of Elul is here, the time for reflection, penitence, and asking forgiveness of those we may have wronged. We greet people we meet with wishes for a good year. To family and friends near and …