Wintertime fun
[Photo gallery]
Day at the J Feb. 25 drew a crowd to the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence. Among the many activities were a PJ Library activity (bottom) in the upper lobby with a …
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3/1/18
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Rabbi Yossi Laufer grew up in the East Side of Providence, the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer, who still serves at Chabad of Providence/Chabad of Rhode Island, on Hope Street.
Laufer …
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SAM SERBY
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2/15/18
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Over 500 students and community members learned, shared and strategized with experts on the best ways to tell Israel’s story and combat anti-Semitism, during StandWithUs’ …
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BRACHA STUART
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2/15/18
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In his new book, “The Sacred Now: Cultivating Jewish Spiritual Consciousness” (Wipf & Stock, $18), Rabbi Mark Elber lays out a compelling case for engaging seriously with Jewish …
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JUDY KAYE
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2/15/18
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It’s hard to believe that in just under five months, J-Camp will begin at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center, in Providence. Every year, once camp is over, I get asked when we …
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SETH FINKLE
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2/3/18
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, over 100 adults and children from the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI) and the Islamic School of RI (ISRI) participated in a program …
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2/3/18
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The Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association officially opened the doors to its new office and archives Jan. 21 with a reception and the dedication of the donor wall.
Now housed near the first …
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2/3/18
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Weddings are becoming more original, say some longtime area event planners. And, even those that incorporate traditional themes are tailored to the couples’ needs and wants. We spoke with three …
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LARRY KESSLER
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1/19/18
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“Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel,” By Francine Klagsbrun (Schocken 2017)
2017 Jewish Book of the Year award from the Jewish Book Council.
Reviewed by Bettina …
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1/18/18
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“My Hero Brother” tells the remarkable story of a group of young Israelis with Down syndrome who embark on a demanding trek through the Indian Himalayas, accompanied by their brothers and …
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Larry Katz
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1/18/18
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