Long before he became the new rabbi at Temple Torat Yisrael, in East Greenwich, Ari Saks was a Philadelphia teenager who just wanted to write about sports. His only …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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12/3/23
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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 …
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11/6/23
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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 …
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AARON GINSBURG
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11/6/23
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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 …
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SHELLEY PARNESS
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11/6/23
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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 …
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11/6/23
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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 …
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10/5/23
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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 …
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AARON GINSBURG
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10/5/23
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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 …
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10/5/23
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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 …
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9/3/23
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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 …
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SAM SHAMOON
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9/3/23
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