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Grand Marshall Selma Stanzler with Boston Lonsmen president Jeffrey Komrower.

On June 9, Jewish motorcyclists from as far away as California and Toronto roared into Rhode Island for the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance’s Ride2Remember 2017. This year’s fundraising … more

LEV POPLOW | 6/23/17

A ride to remember [Photo gallery]

A few photos from the June 9 Ride 2 Remember with members of the Jewish Motorcycle Alliance from across the United States and Canada. The ride raised funds for the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust … more

6/14/17

A moving visit to Kibbutz Kfar Etzion

We have visited Israel many times over the past 40+ years. Each trip has been very special to us. There has always been something new and different to see and do. During our most recent … more

EZRA L. STIEGLITZ and VARDA STIEGLITZ | 5/25/17

PHDS boys Shabbaton filled with ‘awesome’ activity

The Providence Hebrew Day School’s Shabbaton for middle school boys, held May 12-13, was awesome, according to all who attended. It began with a fantastic schooltime trip to learn how to … more

5/25/17

Lies I told about my dog

JTA – I lied a lot about my dog, Zevy, who died in March of cancer, squeezed with his final strength under our bed, his favorite resting place. Here are some of the lies I told. We … more

Ron Kampeas | 5/25/17

Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser on Jewish favorites and social justice issues

This week we talk with Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser of Temple Sinai in Cranston. Goldwasser, 54, grew up in New York City. He has served as rabbi of Temple Sinai since 2014. Before arriving … more

SAM SERBY | 5/25/17

Reporting on a gap year in Israel

My journey with Midreshet Tehila started last year, when I spoke to Rabbi Menachem Nissel about furthering my Jewish education and which program he felt worked best for me. At the end of … more

HANNA GIRARD | 4/27/17

Miriam’s rabbi is a proud father and grandfather

Rabbi Allan Meyerowitz serves as the director of Spiritual Care at The Miriam Hospital in Providence. A member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Rabbi Meyerowitz takes great pride in … more

SAM SERBY | 4/27/17

Matzah, bricks and ovens: Real world learning at JCDS

Over the past few months, fifth-graders at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island, in Providence, have studied slavery and brick-making as they learned about the first chapters of Exodus, … more

4/27/17

Beijing teacher training tour stops at JCDS

On Feb. 1, 15 teachers from Beijing #80, a top-ranked high school in the heart of China’s capital city, arrived in New England to learn more about how the STEAM (Science, Technology, … more

NANCY STEWART | 4/7/17