As the New Year begins, the New England Rabbinical College (NERC) embarks on a major renovation project. The stately century-old brick building at 262 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence was …
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9/25/17
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse visited the Jewish Community Day School of RI during the Kabbalat Shabbat assembly on April 13. During his time with JCDSRI students, he answered questions and talked about …
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4/19/18
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The 64th Annual Spring meeting of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, held in the Baxt Social Hall at the Dwares JCC, was a success.
Changes to leadership include a new president, …
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KATE-LYNNE LAROCHE
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6/7/18
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When Sam Cohen graduated from high school in 1942, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.
Since childhood, his passion had been building model airplanes out of balsa wood. In a few years, he …
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HELEN KAGAN
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5/9/21
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BOSTON (JTA) – Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book about a young girl with a …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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8/5/21
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The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Community Microgrants Initiative has funded two individual and four collaborative projects during its first round.
Felice Winograd and Amy …
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EMMA NEWBERY
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1/10/22
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4/2/23
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The Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island is pleased to announce its 2024 Request for Proposals.
Established in 1993, WAEF benefits …
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3/1/24
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The Jewish Federation Foundation’s Professional Advisory Council (PAC) held its second breakfast event on Nov. 17, featuring Janet Atkins, CEO of Ridgeway Philanthropy of Boston. Atkins shared facts about women’s worldwide investments, current …
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11/27/15
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When I first heard about the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project’s (JWRP) Momentum trip to Israel, I was underwhelmed. A distant relative gushed to my mother about the wonderful time she had on the trip last year, causing her to nag me to sign up …
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Irina Missiuro
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8/6/15
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