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On June 6, 2013 – just days prior to her 39th birthday – Eastside resident Sara Masri was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram.
Reflecting on the people and experiences she has encountered since her diagnosis, Masri saw …
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9/29/14
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Members of the University of Rhode Island Hillel Student Board gathered for a mini-retreat on Sept. 7. Pictured left to right in the front row: Attar Chalif, Shayna Sage, Hannah Kaplan, Ben Richter, Kayla Nitzberg. In the back row, left to right: …
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9/11/14
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No matter what you call him – Ethan, Reverend Adler or a Red Sox fan – for almost 30 years, Congregation Beth David of Narragansett has called Ethan Adler their spiritual leader. And as of Aug. 18, the congregation can now also call him …
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BETH DWORETZKY
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9/11/14
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Rabbi Naftali Karp is organizing the Learners’ Program again, just in time for the holidays. He says that it has been a fantastic success for the past two years. Shorter than many typical High Holy Day programs, the Learners’ Program is intended …
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Irina Missiuro
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9/11/14
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The High Holy Days will soon be here. Time to start preparing for those festive meals that are part of the holiday celebration. For my mother, this posed a particular problem. My father, who disliked most vegetables, had been a dedicated vegetarian …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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9/11/14
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MyJewishLearning.com – I’m advocating a new angle on heshbon ha-nefesh, “soul’s accounting,” that we do in preparation to the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
This soul work begins with the ancient Greek dictum …
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TSAFI LEV
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9/11/14
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SAN FRANCISCO (MyJewishLearning.com) – Here is a radical proposal for the New Year: Forget the guilt and instead lean into what you love to become the best possible version of yourself.
The liturgy for the Jewish New Year has us taking a long …
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RUTH ABUSCH MAGDER
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9/11/14
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JNS.ORG – Since 2006, the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable and satellite TV network has hosted “The Projected Image,” a month-long showcase examining how different cultural and ethnic groups have been portrayed on the big screen. At last, …
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MICHELE ALPERIN
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9/11/14
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Don’t bring it up. If it comes up, change the subject. If you can’t change the subject, consider an outright denial.
Those are some of the strategies used by Jewish reporters working in the Arab and Muslim Middle East to …
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Ron Kampeas
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9/11/14
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JTA – The trustee charged with recovering funds for victims of Bernie Madoff’s fraud scheme said he will appeal a ruling that would decimate a lawsuit against financier J. Ezra Merkin.
Irving Picard asked a New York bankruptcy court on Sept. …
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9/11/14
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