The Louis & Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry, a program of the Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island, benefits from hard-working volunteers, who stock shelves, deliver food, package …
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8/4/16
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This article is dedicated to anyone who writes to a child at summer camp and never gets a letter in return.
For several years, I wrote my grandchildren at summer camp, and never received an …
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MAY-RONNY ZEIDMAN
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6/9/17
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I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Sam Zerin recently to discuss the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music. It is a fascinating topic. Since Temple Emanu-El has a …
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Pamela Hanzel
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11/9/17
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Ensuring the success and growth of local Jewish organizations is essential to the work of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, and that includes supporting leaders.
On May 16, 15 …
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6/7/18
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On Oct. 14, the downstairs sanctuary of the Rhode Island Jewish Museum was standing room only for the lecture delivered by Shai Afsai, a Providence author. Afsai spoke about Benjamin …
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11/8/18
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Jewish Rhode Island recently sat down with Miriam Esther Weiner to discuss education, Jewish education in particular and a few of her favorite things.
How did you get involved in Jewish education?
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, and as soon as I started in college, I knew I wanted to be involved in school leadership, and I was very lucky to find the positions that made that happen.
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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1/8/20
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In September, the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association sent out 400 letters to its members inviting them to write an essay about how their Jewish life has been impacted by the COVID-19 …
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THE RIJHA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
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10/10/21
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Many years ago, I saw Stephen Sondheim in person. Granted, my view was from the very last row of the Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, Connecticut. He was a tiny figure who briefly waved into …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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1/10/22
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Black Oak Ensemble, a string trio boasting three of Chicago’s most enterprising and dynamic chamber musicians, makes its Newport debut at The Breakers on July 6 at 8 p.m. with an evening of …
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6/15/22
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One of the most enduring stories of all times is “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The novel (published in 1960) which was subsequently made into a movie two years later, is a loose autobiography of Harper Lee’s interpretations, observations and …
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Kara Marziali
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3/18/16
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