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 […]
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High and mighty: Inside (and on top of) the Spire renovation project
From the perspective of passersby, the restoration project underway at the Spire Center for Performing Arts has transformed the downtown building itself into an outdoor art installation. The former synagogue, with its striking steeple, has been surrounded by scaffolding wrapped in green mesh for months, evoking the monumental works of the artist Christo. The 25 […]
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Plymouth Philharmonic has ‘what the world needs now’
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 Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra believes what the world needs now is “more [Burt] Bacharach,” the orchestra’s director […]
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Looking ahead to celebrating MLK Day in 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. Plymouth’s No Place for Hate Committee believes in celebrating Americans’ differences and says that it’s committed to […]
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Head into 2024 step by step with a good, long walk
How to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com. A good quality photo – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We try to accommodate as many listings as possible. Want to start the New Year off on the right foot? Put that foot down on a wooded trail in […]