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Two of the oldest Jewish congregations in the United States are battling over a pair of silver Torah ornaments, according to a published report. U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, R.I., is to hold a settlement conference on Thursday to determine whether the Touro Synagogue in Newport, a National Historic Site that is the […]

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I enjoy reading Elicia Brown’s writing, and her column, “Chanukah: To Give And To Get” (Dec. 14) was no exception. The last line, though, about an excess of Chanukah presents —“[t]here’s a little too much Christmas spirit here” — was perhaps not the best way to make a point. Imagine reading an essay in a […]

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According to Jewish tradition, we are supposed to be optimistic about the future. At the end of the Passover seder we proclaim, “Next year in Jerusalem,” and at the conclusion of Yom Kippur we pray to be sealed in the Book of Life, looking forward with hope. Jan. 1 comes in the month of Tevet […]

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