PROVIDENCE – By 7 a.m., the members of the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center pickleball league are already brandishing their paddles. Every Wednesday morning, while most Rhode Islanders are debating whether to hit the snooze button, these players have worked up a sweat on the court, whacking balls over the net while calling out, “Nice volley!”
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Back in the summer of 2014, I began my column for what was then called The Jewish Voice with the following words: “I confess that I am a liberal Zionist. I am proudly pro-Israel. …
PROVIDENCE – About 80 people from diverse communities across Rhode Island attended a statewide summit on May 16 that focused on hate: what it looks like in our state, what’s contributing …
Monday and Tuesday, May 8-9, brings one of the oddest holidays of the Jewish year. Lots of people can tell you that Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the counting of the omer (didn’t you …
It is with a heavy heart that our family bids adieu to Rabbi Marc and Jackie Mandel and family. Faithful stewards of the Touro Synagogue in Newport for over a decade, the Mandels touched the lives of …
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 …