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High school student gives Purim spiel a feminist spin

Elana, a senior at Barrington High School, wrote and directed the Moana Purim Spiel for Temple Habonim, in Barrington. Here, she shares details of that experience. Writing and … more

ELANA SHEINKOPF | 4/6/20

The sweetness of tradition

Passover has always been my favorite holiday, and an important one for my family. In these uncertain times, and with the reality of seders-in-isolation, I’ve been reminiscing a lot about … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 4/5/20

Felicia Nimue Ackerman, in her office at Brown University.

Brown Prof. Felicia Nimue Ackerman is living life fully

“Like as May Month flowereth and flourisheth in many gardens, so in like wise let every man of worship flourish his heart in this world.” – Sir Thomas Malory, “Le Morte … more

Michael Schemaille | 4/3/20

The Little Valise is on display outside the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center.

Unlocking the many secrets of the ‘Little Valise’

Imagine that you bought a new home for your family. Moving day comes, with all of its attendant excitement and anxiety. You bring in and set up all of your things to make this house … more

LEV POPLOW | 3/9/20

Arts Emanu-El presents a film, talk on Renaissance man Moe Berg

“The Spy Behind Home Plate,” the first documentary to tell the real story of Morris “Moe” Berg, the enigmatic and brilliant Jewish baseball player turned spy, will be shown at … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 2/6/20

Rhode Islanders joined others at MetLife Stadium for the Siyum.

RI Jews join in joyous celebration of the 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi

At the First International Congress of Agudath Israel, held in Vienna in 1923, the Eastern European Rabbi Meir Shapiro proposed that Jews around the world study a double-sided page (daf) of the … more

SHAI AFSAI | 2/6/20

Shabbos Project

Rhode Island joined thousands of communities across the globe in celebration of the 2019 Shabbos Project in November. The festivities started with a challah bake on Thursday evening and full Shabbat … more

1/8/20

JCC Boys basketball probably from 1950s.

JCC hoops: A proud tradition of 70 years of friendly competition

The advent of the local basketball season raises the perennial hopes of Bruce Wolpert’s University of Rhode Island’s Rams, Judge Howard Lipsey’s Providence College Friars, Judge … more

HARRIS K. WEINER | 1/8/20

Rhode Island’s Governor visits Israel

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo visited Israel in November along with state Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor on a trade mission aimed at fostering economic ties between Rhode Island and Israel. The … more

1/8/20