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Pictured, left to right: David Bodah, RIALA executive director; Roberta Ragge, award recipient and executive director of Tamarisk; Kathleen Smith, director of education and events; and Melody Song-Hunter, director of member services and special projects.

Tamarisk director wins assisted-living award

The Rhode Island Assisted Living Association has honored Roberta Ragge, executive director of The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence, with its Bob Henry Outstanding Service … more

2/6/22

Pre-K students at Providence Hebrew Day School hide behind the frog masks they made when learning about the Plague of Frogs in Parsha Vaera.

Busy days at PHDS and NEAT

2/6/22

‘Keep your eyes open,’ says the Alliance’s new community security director

PROVIDENCE – “See something, say something” has become part of our vocabulary in recent years. It may be an overused phrase, but it is still good guidance, says Napoleon Brito, the … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 2/6/22

Beth-El’s teens learn about the past in ‘Edible Shtetl’ program

PROVIDENCE – When you think of the “Old World,” what comes to mind? Cobblestone streets and ornate stone buildings? Castles and grand balls? Sometimes we forget about a dire … more

CARL SHULMAN | 1/10/22

Congregation B’nai Israel Cantor Jeff Cornblatt has his own unique style. “I don’t fit into anything – not my pants, not any social design,” Cornblatt says, illustrating his affinity for what he calls “bad jokes.”

Attendance at B’nai Israel’s services zooms up

For Woonsocket’s struggling Congregation B’nai Israel, online services have turned into somewhat of a phenomenon, with attendance at Shabbat services up 10-fold – at least. That … more

CYNTHIA BENJAMIN | 1/10/22

Benicio del Toro, center, as Moses Rosenthaler, and Lea Seydoux, right, as Simone in "The French Dispatch."

The top Jewish pop culture stories of 2021

JEWISH POP-CULTURE had quite the “Unorthodox” year. A new reality-TV sensation, a raunchy indie-film spin on shivas and a rare glimpse into Turkey’s Jewish community made a big … more

ANDREW LAPIN | 1/10/22

The writer with his granddaughter at the beach

The beauty of small, natural things

Once upon a long time ago, in my boyhood, we burned firewood on our hearth here at home. Especially on Sunday evenings. We boys gathered sticks as kindling from the fallen branches of the … more

Mike Fink | 1/10/22

Program to explore little-known ‘green’ practice in the Bible

Environmental justice and social justice are epitomized in a biblical practice that few Jews are aware of, especially outside of Israel. Rabbi Gideon Shloush will discuss this ancient practice, … more

LARRY KATZ | 12/4/21

Brown U. students launch guide for ‘tackling antisemitism, while committing to justice for all’

On Thursday night, Nov. 18, the Narrow Bridge Fellows of Brown University unveiled a new resource titled, “Love Thy Neighbor: A Guide for Tackling Antisemitism While Committing to Justice for … more

12/4/21

Alex Foster: Creative communication

Since October 2020, Alex Foster has been the Graphics Producer for the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. As a designer, Alex’s artistic and organizational influence can be seen … more

ALEX FOSTER | 12/4/21