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Larry Katz to receive lifetime achievement award from JEA

The Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA), an arm of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (USCJ), is excited to announce that Dr. Lawrence Katz will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award … more

3/1/24

Book tells of Jewish girls growing up in South Providence in a bygone era

“South Providence Girls: A Clique in Time,” by Marian Leah Knapp and The Junior Debs (Loagy Bay Press, 2023), takes readers back in time to 1938, when a group of Jewish girls were … more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 3/1/24

ABOVE From left, Scott Wolf presents the Jewish Collaborative Services Ruth and W. Irving Wolf Jr. Award for Generational Philanthropy to Michael Smith and his wife Marilyn, Dr. Andrea Allgood, Ariana Smith and Adam Smith.

JCS honors family for its multigenerational philanthropy

Michael Smith, and his son Adam, and his granddaughter Ariana, have taken to heart the Jewish tradition of charitable giving. Jewish Collaborative Services recently honored the Smith family with … more

LARRY BERMAN | 3/1/24

Meet Bob Abelman, Jewish Rhode Island’s new theater critic

Bob Abelman, an award-winning former theater critic for the Austin Chronicle and Cleveland Jewish News, is now writing reviews of the Providence Performing Arts Center’s Broadway and Encore … more

JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF | 3/1/24

Tips for growing a glorious garden

When spring arrives, the urge to get outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures is natural. Maybe it even inspires thoughts of a new project, such as planting tiny seeds in hopes of a bountiful … more

KENDRA DOE-MODE | 3/1/24

Pomegranate Lentil Tabbouleh

Serves: 4 to 6 On the table in… 20 minutes Ingredients ½ yellow onion, finely chopped 1 medium tomato, cut into ¼-inch pieces ½ English cucumber, … more

3/1/24

Funfetti Hamantaschen

Makes: 30 to 36 On the table in… 3 hours, including 1 hour of resting time Although hamantaschen have always been one of my favorite Jewish treats, they are long overdue for a … more

3/1/24

Cookbook brings Jewish joy to vegetarian recipes

If you are craving a delicious meal or nosh, and you follow a plant-forward diet, then Micah Siva has a cookbook for you.

Siva, a registered dietitian, trained chef, recipe developer, photographer and food blogger, has taken Jewish favorites and reimagined them with some delicious, meat-free twists.

Think Tumeric Vegetable Matzo Ball Soup, a Celeriac “Pastrami” Sandwich and Savory Pulled Mushroom and Tofu “Brisket.” The photos alone will have your mouth watering.

FRAN OSTENDORF | 3/1/24

The end of Hamas is crucial to a two-state solution

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a left-winger, but often he is right. However, about Gaza he is very wrong – as are most of my liberal friends. They blame Israel for genocide. … more

GARY LEIB | 3/1/24

Ceasefire resolutions

The grassroots members of RI Coalition for Israel, Jews and Christian Zionists, have observed with increasing discomfort the creep of radical anti-Israel extremist rhetoric into Rhode Islands’s … more

Letters to the editor | 3/1/24