Palestinian flag on display at Providence City Hall, Council Chambers
The following is a statement issued on Thursday, May 15, by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
On Wednesday, May 14, the Palestinian flag was put on display in the Providence City Council Chambers. Additionally, the flag is scheduled to be displayed in front of City Hall for a short period on Friday. In Providence, the executive branch and the City Council are separate entities. The decision to raise the Palestinian flag on Friday was made by the Providence City Council, not by Mayor Brett Smiley’s office, though the Mayor did not block the request. The Jewish Alliance opposes the display of the flag as a political symbol used to divide our city.
New Sefer Torah welcomed at Chabad House
On March 30 (Rosh Hodesh Nissan), there was a Hachnosas Sefer Torah celebration at Chabad House on Hope Street in Providence.
The new scroll was commissioned and dedicated by Rabbi Yehoshua & Michla Laufer in honor of their parents: Aryeh Leib ben Pesach Hillel & Feigah Tzipah bat Yehoshua Laufer and Reb Dovber ben Gershon & Yasha Leiba bat Dovid Grossbaum.
Seasonal surprise perfect for Shavuot
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Pet-owner’s guide to the galaxy: Mark Podwal’s ‘Jewish Bestiary’ is a pocket index of the animals of Jewish cosmology
Home is where the pets are at Tamarisk and Shalom
Best day ever!
Can you think of anything better than spending a whole day in comfy clothes, inside an awesome fort that you built with friends, reading incredible books, connecting with reading buddies AND having a …
Gaza's last hospital for 10,000 cancer patients shuts down due to repeated Israeli strikes
In an attempt to kill Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, Israel struck the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza's last remaining facility for treating cancer patients. The IDF has struck 122 hospitals …
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Hamas threatens to harden stance in future hostage negotiations
Hamas threatens to adopt a tougher approach in future hostage exchange talks, citing unmet conditions …
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Eran Riklis speaks on adapting 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' to the big screen
The movie is now playing in theaters around Israel and opened to rave reviews in Italy and France a few …
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Turkey to supply Aleppo with gas, power in major energy deal
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Turkey plans to export approximately six …
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Israeli Air Force strikes Houthi targets in western Yemen
Israeli Air Force reportedly struck key Houthi-controlled ports in western Yemen following another …
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IDF strikes three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen
On Wednesday, the IDF issued evacuation warnings, without attacking.
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Syria, Turkey seize nine million captagon pills in joint operation
Roughly 5 million of the pills had already been smuggled into Turkey, while the rest were intended …
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Taking care of each other: A communal responsibility
“Any woman who gives birth must have her needs met and more.” That may sound like a line from a policy statement by Planned Parenthood or the Children’s Defense Fund, but I read these words in a collection of traditional commentaries, Iturei Torah, …
Celebrating an active and flourishing community
Note to the Rhode Island Jewish community : We really are a strong and vibrant group with a wide range of engaging activities and programming. This is especially noticeable in this month’s …
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Light in the cold darkness
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“Yochanan’s Gamble”
I first met Mark Katz when he was a very bright and talkative 6-year-old in the First Grade of our Temple Habonim religious school. At that …
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Denial is great… until it isn’t.
Rabbi Jim Rosenberg (March 2025) flashed me back to my own reactions to David Brooks’s opinion pieces. I learned about Christianity’s inherent antisemitism in the 1950’s …
Klops makes a tasty dinner
BY SONYA SANFORD This story originally appeared on The Nosher. N icknamed “Yiddish meatloaf,” klops is an egg-filled meatloaf that likely originated in Austria, …
In late January, Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos traveled to Israel with a New England delegation organized by the Consul General of Israel to New England. She said she was glad she was invited. …
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