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Poverty among R.I.’s senior citizens is a large and growing concern

Last month, a group of seniors at Temple Sinai’s Senior Kosher Cafe, in Cranston, shared their experiences and perspectives in a roundtable conversation about economic issues here in Rhode … more

BY EMILY JONES | 4/13/16

Brussels: A frightening place

JTA – Growing up, trips to stay with my Jewish family in Brussels were a taste of freedom. In my native Israel, waves of Palestinian terrorist attacks kept me under constant maternal … more

BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ | 4/13/16

Temple to honor friends who have cooked minyan breakfast for decades

CRANSTON – If you were to look at a seed without knowing it could eventually blossom into a flower, tree or another type of beautiful plant, you would probably pass it by without a second … more

BY ARIEL BROTHMAN | 4/13/16

Pew findings not surprising, but also not irreversible

NEW YORK (JTA) – The Pew Research Center poll released last week, surveying attitudes among Israeli citizens confirms what many of us who work on Israeli issues already knew: Israel is a deeply divided society, first and foremost between its … more

DANIEL SOKATCH | 3/18/16

Re: Political stories (March 4)

The March 4 Voice had four disturbing political stories: the shouting down and suppression of Charles Jacobs and the State House rally calling for caution on Syrian refugees; Jim Rosenberg’s column which in a softer way discouraged dialog on … more

Letters to the editor | 3/18/16

Re: A cartoon that isn’t funny (March 4) 2

I recently read Rabbi Rosenberg’s opinion piece in the March 4 edition of the Voice. The more I read, the more concerned I became. In this day and age, was he really trying to disparage a fellow Jew who has only the safety and security of Israel … more

Letters to the editor | 3/18/16

Re: A cartoon that isn’t funny (March 4)

Political cartoons have been used for years to provoke thought, provide open dialogue, increase awareness, and add humor to political hot button issues. Rabbi Rosenberg’s opinion titled “A cartoon that isn’t funny” tells us that one … more

Letters to the editor | 3/18/16

New England Rabbinical College celebration

/PHOTO | ELIANNA BRESLER The New England Rabbinical College held its 31st Anniversary Dinner on Feb. 28: front, left to right: Rabbi Shmuel Alter Twersky, R”M; Rabbi Eliezer Gibber, Rosh HaYeshiva; Rabbi Yosef Lipson, Mashgiach. Rear: … more

3/18/16

‘Captured in Memory’ photo exhibit opens at Emanu-El on April 3

Alan Metnick Captured in Memory: An Exhibition, will open at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, on April 3. “Captured in Memory,” a book of photographs and commentary by artist and … more

LINDA SHAMOON | 3/18/16

New cookbook celebrates food, family, Shabbat

Kosher cooking maven Elizabeth Kurtz brought her delicious new cookbook to Providence on March 6 – and even offered up a taste to the community. Kurtz, with able assistance from her teenage daughter Sarah, did a cooking demo of recipes from … more

CYNTHIA BENJAMIN | 3/18/16