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This week , Providence’s New England Academy of Torah seniors baked and decorated cookies with Israeli designs. They distributed them (free of charge), asking all who were taking one to make … more

11/6/23

Crowd gathers at Touro Synagogue to support Israel

NEWPORT – Quiet grief was palpable as over 100 people gathered at Touro Synagogue on Oct. 25 to stand “Together with Israel.” “As Jews, we are … more

AARON GINSBURG | 11/6/23

Linda Kassed Baer Nieberg, right, on the bimah at Sons of Jacob.

The R.I. Jewish Museum is a gift

PROVIDENCE – What would you want for your 84th birthday? Would it be a gourmet dinner in a lavish restaurant or front-row seats at a Broadway show? Recently, I had the bashert … more

SHELLEY PARNESS | 11/6/23

Sam Timmerman, and his mother Debby Levine, of Providence, blending a Thai watermelon slushie.

A culinary grand slam at Temple Beth-El

There were many possible ways to celebrate Rabbi Sarah Mack’s 20 years of service at Providence’s Temple Beth-El, but no celebration would have been tastier than the World Series of … more

11/6/23

JCDSRI celebrates 45 years at Golden Heart Gala on Sept. 10

On Sept. 10, 200 people including current parents, past presidents, grandparents, alumni families, community supporters and faculty and staff gathered at the Casino at Roger Williams Park to … more

10/5/23

‘We are different from Russians,’ Ukrainians told me

My life’s journey has enabled me to travel to eastern Europe, where my grandparents and father were born From 2015 to 2019 , I made annual trips to Ukraine, where I visited the birthplaces … more

AARON GINSBURG | 10/5/23

Meet and greet at PHDS

On Aug. 30, the first day of school at Providence Hebrew Day School, PHDS parents, teachers and students had an opportunity to meet the new members of the school community as well as catch up with … more

10/5/23

A visit to Yawgoog

Since the early 1900s , many Boy Scouts have spent part of their summer at Camp Yawgoog, in Hopkinton, R.I. Yawgoog – formally the Yawgoog Scout Reservation – is run by the Narragansett … more

9/3/23

Community service highlighted at the 76th reading of the Washington Letter

NEWPORT – On Aug. 20, two historic letters were read aloud at Touro Synagogue, marking the 76th anniversary of this moving community ceremony. During each of these years, the audience has … more

SAM SHAMOON | 9/3/23

Harris Chorney and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

Rhode Islander hears Herzog’s ‘terrific’ speech in person

A representative of Rhode Island’s Jewish community was in the visitor’s gallery on July 19, when Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed the U.S. Congress. Harris Chorney, chair of … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 8/4/23