Synagogues gear up for High Holy Days
Rabbi Alex Weissman sees opportunities for spiritual growth during the pandemic
Back to school at PHDS
Rosh Hashanah in the time of pandemic
Every year, I take some time for reflection right about now. We are, after all, in the month of Elul, which leads us to the High Holy Days. Reflection and introspection are part of what many of …
Embrace the new normal – for now
Keeping up with the news
Hope amid the horrors
Just another day in quarantine
We are down, but not out
My wife and I had known for well over a year that our granddaughter Clara was going to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, in Newton, Massachusetts, this past April 18, just two …
Kosher Food Pantry annual collection goes virtual this year
The folks at the Louis and Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry are asking the community to start the new year with a mitzvah: help provide food to the hungry. This is the second annual High Holiday Kosher Food Drive organized by Jewish Collaborative Services and the Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry.
Three local foundations seek applications for grants
Despite pandemic, R.I. Coalition for Israel continues to battle anti-Semitism
Masks for a good cause
Touro Fraternal Association awards grants to 3 college students
R.I. teens elected to BBYO regional, local chapters
Memories of the 1938 hurricane
My cousin Gerry Allen, who lives in Israel, is a voracious reader. Recently, she called to tell me that she had just finished reading a book about the 1938 hurricane that decimated the Rhode Island …
Providence JCCs from years gone by
Before the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center opened its doors on Elmgrove Avenue in Providence, there was a JCC on Sessions Street – which replaced the JCC at 65 Benefit …
Boston’s 118-year-old Jewish Advocate ceases publication
(JTA) — The Jewish Advocate, a 118-year-old newspaper in Boston founded by Theodor Herzl, is the latest victim of the coronavirus crisis.The weekly announced Wednesday that it will suspend …
In a difficult time, welcome the new year with this easy chicken recipe
(JTA) – Rosh Hashanah won’t be usual this year. Like many of you, my family won’t be getting together, so we’ll be setting the table for two, not 11. It’s disappointing …
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