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Palestinian peace activist, Ali Abu Awwad, met with 20 people over lunch in an East Side sukkah on Oct. 12, under a perfect autumn sky. The predominantly Jewish gathering, which included people from across the political spectrum, heard Awwad …
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Judy Kaye
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10/23/14
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Paula Bodo, a bar and bat mitzvah tutor, estimates that she’s helped roughly 200 children get ready for the big day. Twelve years ago, she decided to work not only with synagogue members, but also with families that didn’t belong to a …
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Irina Missiuro
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10/23/14
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Women of the Wall launched an ad campaign on public buses in Jerusalem to promote bat mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall.
Unveiled on Oct. 12, the ads feature Israeli girls ages 11 to 14 wearing a prayer shawl and holding …
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10/23/14
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JNS.ORG – Today, with families more spread out than they used to be, the idea of a destination function is more appealing than ever. Having guests travel to one location can be efficient, fun and serve as a vacation at the same.
There can also …
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Ellen Paderson
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10/23/14
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A bar or bat mitzvah is a day filled with anticipation and one to be treasured. You will certainly want to protect these precious memories so they may be passed from generation to generation as a family heirloom.
Still photography plays an …
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KEITH ELLIOTT
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10/23/14
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Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org – Dr. Eli Harari, the Israeli founder of the SanDisk flash storage company, has been named as one of the nine 2014 recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Harari will receive the …
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10/23/14
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) – Happy birthday to “Saturday Night Live,” now into its 40th season. To mark the occasion, we’ve assembled a list of our 10 all-time favorite Jewish moments on SNL (they’re like butter, so good Coffee Talk and …
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Jana Banin
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10/23/14
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Webster’s Dictionary explains risk as a hazard, danger, peril, exposure to loss, injury or destruction. Often in life we measure risk as the potential of losing something of value, weighed against potential to gain something of value. Must we …
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Andrew Miller
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10/23/14
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When people hear the words Adult Day Services, they might say that is not for their loved ones. They might say that they are feeling anxious and apprehensive about putting a loved one on a bus; they might be scared.
At the To Life Center …
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SUSAN ADLER
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10/23/14
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The Holocaust Education and Memorial Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford is sponsoring a variety of programs to further the understanding of the Holocaust. With this year’s theme: The Rise of Anti-Semitism in the World, the …
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CYNTHIA YOKEN
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10/23/14
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