It started off as just another day of school for Federal Furnace Elementary School fourth grader Teaghan Bowden. But Wednesday, Jan. 31, turned out to be something extraordinary for the 10-year-old. School principal Stacey Perry, with a supporting cast of Teaghan’s classmates, announced his dream of going to Disney World in Orlando, FL, would […]
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An ‘intense yearning for peace’
Rabbi Estelle Mills, who leads Plymouth’s local synagogue, Congregation Beth Jacob, recently traveled with a group of more than 30 rabbis from around the U.S. on a 10-day solidarity mission to Israel. Mills has been sharing some of her experiences on the Plymouth Independent site. This is her final journal entry. As I have been […]
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How about a shout out for Mercy Otis Warren?
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Mercy Otis Warren, friend of Abigail Adams, wife of Revolutionary War figure James Warren, and […]
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‘Every one of us is on the front line’
Rabbi Estelle Mills, who leads Plymouth’s local synagogue, Congregation Beth Jacob, last week traveled with a group of more than 30 rabbis from around the U.S. on a solidarity mission to Israel. Mills is touring several parts of the country on the 10-day trip and will share some of her experiences on the Plymouth Independent […]
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Amid abundant love and food, a difficult dinner conversation
Rabbi Estelle Mills, who leads Plymouth’s local synagogue, Congregation Beth Jacob, last week traveled with a group of more than 30 rabbis from around the U.S. on a solidarity mission to Israel. Mills is touring several parts of the country on the 10-day trip and will share some of her experiences on the Plymouth Independent […]
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A local rabbi returns to a ‘forever changed’ Israel
Rabbi Estelle Mills, who leads Plymouth’s local synagogue, Congregation Beth Jacob, last week traveled with a group of more than 30 rabbis from around the U.S. on a solidarity mission to Israel. Mills is touring several parts of the country on the 10-day trip and will share some of her experiences on the Plymouth Independent […]
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‘Love, Plymouth Style,’ atop Burial Hill
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Anyone who climbs up Plymouth’s Burial Hill is always in the company of good spirits. […]
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Explore nature in Manomet and South Plymouth
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. A regional nature exploration program recommends “going to the chapel” – St. Catherine’s Chapel Park, […]
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As Israel-Gaza conflict rages, Chabad of the South Shore hopes to foster community
A new Jewish community center has opened in downtown Plymouth amid the increasing antisemitism that has surfaced nationwide since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. “Especially with what is going on in Israel, people are looking and wanting to be part of a community,” said Rabbi Levi Lezell, who leads Chabad of the South […]
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Watch three short films detailing the destruction caused by pavement
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. The event promises anything but light entertainment, but it’s of critical importance: First Parish Unitarian Church, at […]