Headlines from Israeli newspapers

Israel closes skies amid Iran missile threat; El Al diverts Paris jet, Israir freezes all flights

The country’s two largest carriers, El Al and Israir, will halt every scheduled flight and divert aircraft already in the sky, stranding thousands of Israelis abroad.

UP FRONT

Northern Ireland’s lone synagogue engages Christian neighbors to stave off decline

Thursday, June 5

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – On Saturdays, the Jewish day of rest, there is barely a quorum of 10 for prayers at the old synagogue in Northern Ireland’s capital city. But every other …
Community News

SBHEC annual meeting honors mission, recognizes student art, writing

Tuesday, June 10

On May 29, 2025 , the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center held its 37th Annual Meeting and Student Art & Writing Contest Awards Ceremony, gathering students, teachers, and community …

Uncovering the Wisdom in Others: A Collaboration between American Baptists and Orthodox Jews

Monday, June 9

PROVIDENCE – An interfaith effort to examine and reflect on shared values is a spark of hope and a respite in these times of political polarization. It is …

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

Volunteers make Alliance’s Campaign a success

Tuesday, June 10

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 …
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

Barry Robbins, 96

4 days ago

Celia Gamm, 82

5 days ago

Sharon Eisman, 68

5 days ago

Richard Bergel, 90

5 days ago

Dorothy Horowitz, 92

5 days ago

David Mullen, 48

5 days ago

Harriet Bomzer, 100

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
Miriam Hospital time capsule contents revealed

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday morning, June 19, the time capsule from the cornerstone of The Miriam Hospital’s second building was opened by Jeffrey G. Brier and family as more than 50 members of the Miriam staff …

Sh’ma Koleinu: Solidarity with Butler Hospital workers is a moral call for us all

By now, you have likely seen, read or heard that on May 15, 2025, nearly 800 union employees at Butler Hospital went on strike. In partnership with dedicated leaders of 1199SEIU New England, those …

Alliance celebrates 14 years, welcomes sixth board chair

PROVIDENCE – Members of the Jewish community celebrated 14 years of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island at the organization’s annual meeting Wednesday night [June 18]. …