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Project Shoresh’s annual Night of Inspiration was a magical evening. On Sept. 12 at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence, there was music and delicious food for … more

10/9/21

Sukkot in Israel is a time of joy, family and parties

As an Israeli, Sukkot was always a very special holiday for me. I remember walking around my city, Ashkelon, and seeing thousands of sukkot everywhere. It felt like all the cars had disappeared … more

ELIHAY SKITAL | 10/7/22

As Jewry reemerges in Poland, the Jewish Alliance is helping build community

How do you build a community where none has existed for more than a generation? Patrycja Dołowy, the CEO of the Jewish Community Center Warsaw, has learned firsthand. “There are still … more

TUVYA BERGSON-MICHELSON | 10/5/23

How to not spoil your interfaith kids during the holiday season

(Kveller via JTA) – “We get twice the presents!” Most interfaith kids will utter this classic, and rather obnoxious, boast at some point during childhood. And I have to admit, it makes me wince and grit my teeth a little. As an interfaith … more

SUSAN KATZ MILLER | 12/11/15

Keeping the congressional delegation informed

The Iran nuclear agreement is perhaps the most talked about subject in the news today. Congress will decide whether or not to approve it with a vote in September. But Iran’s quest to become a nuclear power is certainly not new to anyone. For … more

MARTY COOPER | 8/21/15

Temple Sinai revives youth group with new leader

Temple Sinai’s NFTY-based youth group will be led by Adam Cohen, a native New Yorker who is currently a college student in Rhode Island. The youth group will be divided into two sections: Cranston Area Federation of Temple Youth (CRAFTY) Jr. … more

8/28/14

Ocean State Job Lot makes a record $1.4 million food donation

Ocean State Job Lot, a discount retail chain with 111 stores and headquartered in North Kingstown, R.I., knows many people in New England are starving. Its “Three Square Meals” hunger relief program, which began more than a decade ago, was … more

Kara Marziali | 3/27/14

World View Lecture Series

PROVIDENCE – It took more than nine months of planning for 14 professors from Israel to visit Rhode Island as part of a joint collaboration to continue academic research with Rhode Island College professors. On Sept. 30, professors from Beit Berl … more

Elanah Chassen and Marty Cooper | 10/10/13

Cy O’Neil, standing at right, and Jane Adler, standing at back, with villagers at a social gathering.

Providence group gives new meaning to ‘it takes a village’

Do you worry about what might happen to you as you get older? Do you dream of a retirement home in Florida or, perhaps, Arizona? Do you think that downsizing now will make life easier as you age? Are … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 3/2/17

Commemoration joint resolution passes at R.I. State House

The Rhode Island House and Senate recently passed resolutions commemorating both the Armenian Genocide and Holocaust. This was the first time a joint resolution for both atrocities was introduced. … more

6/9/17