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PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will host an informal discussion on Sept. 26 with the candidates running for former state Sen. Gayle Goldin’s seat, Dist. 3, Providence. more

9/14/21

Jewish Collaborative Services seeks volunteers

Pandemic. Unemployment. Social isolation. Times are still tough, and our neighbors in the Jewish community need more help than ever. Wishing you could do something? Well, you can. Jewish … more

9/6/21

Israeli Paralympic swimmer wins gold

(JTA) – In his first Paralympic Games, 21-year-old Israeli swimmer Mark Malyar has made history: He won gold for Team Israel and set a new world record in the men’s 200-meter individual … more

9/6/21

Smithfield High graduate wins Touro college grant

CRANSTON – Alexander Brenner, the son of Jeremy and Sandi Brenner, of Smithfield, has been awarded a $5,000 educational grant from the Touro Fraternal Association to defray the cost of a … more

9/6/21

J-Camp counselors toss campers in the pool. Participants first wrote positive poems about each other, which were read aloud before each camper jumped – or was voluntarily thrown – into the heated water.

Pool Toss

9/6/21

Holocaust center creates planned-giving endowment fund

“Society grows great when we plant trees in whose shade we know we shall never sit.” – Greek proverb PROVIDENCE – You’ve lived your life as a productive, … more

LEV POPLOW | 9/6/21

Or Cohen, Israeli shlichah (emissary) for the past two years, said goodbye to the Rhode Island community at an outdoor gathering Aug. 25. She will return to Israel.

L’ Hitraot

9/6/21

Sean Coleman, Rick Granoff, Howard Lazarus, Rick Silverstein

Temple Beth-El summer fundraiser helps scholarship fund

Temple Beth-El’s 11th Annual Golf/Tennis and Pickleball Tournament took place on Aug. 9 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln. Twenty-five foursomes enjoyed a day on the links, while eight tennis … more

9/6/21

RIJHA wants to hear about your pandemic life

As the keeper of Rhode Island’s Jewish history these past 70 years, the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association (RIJHA) wants to preserve the community’s thoughts and memories of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. more

The RIJHA Membership Committee | 9/6/21

Washington’s 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport commemorated in women-led program

NEWPORT – Audiences gathered both inside and outside the historic Touro Synagogue on Aug. 15 for the 74th annual commemoration of President George Washington’s letter and visit to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport in 1790. more

SAM SHAMOON | 9/6/21