Headlines from Israeli newspapers

After Natanz: Why the IDF won’t strike Iran’s live reactor at Bushehr

A strike on a live nuclear reactor could unleash radioactive leakage capable of endangering civilian populations hundreds of kilometers away, depending on the severity of the breach.

Arts and Entertainment

‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ now at Providence Performing Arts Center

3 days ago

PROVIDENCE – According to the legendary Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, characters in plays sing and dance out of necessity, when words alone are insufficient to express their …

New Sefer Torah welcomed at Chabad House

Tuesday, May 13

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

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Culinary.net – You can almost feel spring in the air, and with the warmer weather come delicious, delectable foods. From casseroles to fresh fruits and wholesome vegetables, a change of season …

Pets

Pet-owner’s guide to the galaxy: Mark Podwal’s ‘Jewish Bestiary’ is a pocket index of the animals of Jewish cosmology  

Friday, May 9

Every pet owner knows – and their loved ones have witnessed – the ungodly long index of silly and self-referential nicknames they have for the (other) animals with whom they share their lives...

Home is where the pets are at Tamarisk and Shalom

Tuesday, May 13

There’s a special kind of warmth that comes from being greeted by a wagging tail or the gentle nudge of a furry friend. At Tamarisk Senior Living and Shalom Apartments in Warwick, pets …

Best day ever!

Tuesday, May 13

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 …

From the Alliance

Trust the Alliance with your planned gift

Tuesday, May 13

Planned gifts (contributions arranged to be sent upon a donor’s passing) can be categorized in several ways, and one is by their intended purpose. A restricted gift comes with specific …
D'var Torah

Parsha Naso: Working toward a better life balance

Thursday, June 5

In this week’s portion, Naso, which means “count,” God instructs Moses to continue the census of the Israelites in the desert, this time, focusing on the families belonging to the …

Editor's column

Keeping our culinary traditions alive

FOOD TRADITIONS play a huge role in our families. What we eat, when we eat and what we cook are a significant part of our earliest memories, and they follow us through our lives.  Many of …

Celebrating an active and flourishing community

Freedom is more important than ever

Bring on the happiness

Winter ramblings

Grateful to avoid the pressure of resolutions

Obituaries

Harriet Bomzer, 100

Wednesday, May 21

Sandra Cerel, 83

Wednesday, May 21

Sanford Gold, 86

Wednesday, May 21

Luisa Miller, 65

Wednesday, May 21

Donald Salk, 94

Wednesday, May 21

Ruth Winograd, 94

Wednesday, May 21

James Winoker, 93

Wednesday, May 21

IT SEEMS TO ME
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...” So begins Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” written in 1915, one of America’s most familiar and most misunderstood …
    • The destruction of Gaza

      Sometime during the spring of 2010, not quite three years after my retirement from Temple Habonim in Barrington, Rabbi Andrew Klein, my gracious …

Letters to the Editor

Denial is great… until it isn’t.

Friday, April 4

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 …

Food

Balanced eating made simple

Thursday, June 5

Between busy work schedules, family responsibilities and the endless parade of food advice in our faces online and on television, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the idea of healthy eating. …

Community news
Summer food program feeds campers at no cost

PROVIDENCE  – With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island provides free …

Volunteers make Alliance’s Campaign a success

The success of the Jewish Alliance’s Community Campaign relies not only on generous donors but also on the passion and dedication of volunteer solicitors. After all, volunteers are the heart …

Books on the Beach returns for 10th year

Hadassah Rhode Island (Roberta Schneider, president) and Hadassah Southern New England Region (Jody Fredman, president) have again worked to invite two well-known and recently published authors to …