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Struggling families need our help for the holidays more than ever

For more than five years, Jewish Collaborative Services’ Kesher program, in collaboration with a small group of generous donors from a Providence synagogue, have partnered to help support … more

10/10/21

Nicholas Lowinger's Bar Mitzvah project is now a robust nonprofit

In 2010, Cranston native Nicholas Lowinger rocked the charity world, and delighted the media, with his nonprofit Gotta Have Sole Foundation, which provides homeless children with new shoes. Lowinger was only 13 at the time, and Gotta Have Sole began as a Bar Mitzvah service project. more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 4/2/23

‘Israelism’ explores the disillusionment of American Jews

If you would like to better understand why young Jews are becoming alienated from Israel, and even from the mainstream Jewish community, watch “Israelism,” a documentary released last … more

NINA TANNENWALD | 3/1/24

Pew findings not surprising, but also not irreversible

NEW YORK (JTA) – The Pew Research Center poll released last week, surveying attitudes among Israeli citizens confirms what many of us who work on Israeli issues already knew: Israel is a deeply divided society, first and foremost between its … more

DANIEL SOKATCH | 3/18/16

New Englanders gather to support Israeli soldiers

BOSTON – Some 1,200 people from throughout New England gathered Nov. 11 for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) New England Region Annual Dinner at the Westin Waterfront Hotel. The dinner – which has become one of the local Jewish … more

12/11/15

Dreary weather not ideal, but perfect for a good book

MIDDLETOWN – It wasn’t much of a beach day. But it was a good day for a book. And about 125 people came out for Hadassah’s fifth annual Books on the Beach event at the Atlantic Beach Club on Aug. 11. Now a much-anticipated tradition, Books … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 8/21/15

‘Mosaic Haggadah’ rethinks the Passover Seder through a thematic approach

How is this year’s Passover Seder different from all other Seders? More often than not, the answer might be, “Nothing’s different at all.” David Silberman’s Haggadah offers not one, but six possible solutions for Seder … more

Jacob Kamaras | 3/26/15

An afternoon spent right off the runway

On Dec. 7, the women of Temple Beth-El’s Sisterhood, along with members of the Providence community, gathered to enjoy an afternoon of fashion, food and philanthropy at the first ever Right Off the Runway event. Co-chaired by Cheryl Greenfield … more

Lindsay Chancellor | 12/18/14

‘Mein Kampf’ inscribed by Hitler fetches $64,850

JTA – A two-volume set of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” inscribed by Hitler sold at an auction in Los Angeles for $64,850. The books, from 1925 and 1926, were sold Feb. 27 to an anonymous U.S. buyer. They were inscribed to Josef Bauer, one … more

3/13/14

Milford synagogue turns 100

MILFORD, Mass. – Temple Beth Shalom of Milford, Mass., located on 55 Pine Street recently celebrated their centennial anniversary with 120 people in attendance Attendees were representing the current members as well as children and grandchildren … more

Morris Yaffe and Clare Yaffe | 12/5/13