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Book tells of Jewish girls growing up in South Providence in a bygone era

“South Providence Girls: A Clique in Time,” by Marian Leah Knapp and The Junior Debs (Loagy Bay Press, 2023), takes readers back in time to 1938, when a group of Jewish girls were … more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 3/1/24

As summer approaches, reader’s thoughts turn to camp

Dear Wendy, Even though it is only the beginning of March, I am already planning my children’s summer vacation. Will J-Camp still exist while the Dwares JCC is under construction? I have a 4 year old and 8 year old and would like to know … more

Wendy Joering | 3/18/16

United Brothers Synagogue welcomes a new rabbi

Carolan Glatstein, the new rabbi at the United Brothers Synagogue in Bristol, owes some prime treats to her dog Petunia. When she was studying in Jerusalem during the first year of her graduate program at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of … more

Irina Missiuro | 8/6/15

Faith leaders get lessons in advance care

Faith leaders should be a critical source for end-of-life information. That was the message to the 67 leaders who attended an interfaith advanced care training program March 24. The program was put together by the interfaith community in conjunction … more

Marty Cooper | 3/26/15

Temple Emanu-El to launch a new youth theater production

Youth theater productions are being revived at Temple Emanu-El. This fall, teenagers from grades 6-12 are invited to participate in performing the play “13,” score by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and … more

8/28/14

Interesting facts about plants

• All parts of the tomato and potato plant, except for the potato bulb and the tomato fruit, are poisonous – this includes the leaves, flowers and stems. • Day lilies grow yellow and orange flowers that are edible. One of its flower has at … more

3/13/14

Offering pain relief … with injections

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Todd Handel, of the Handel Center for Spine, Sports and Pain Intervention, is an interventional physiatrist, a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, who specializes in various spine injections for pain management. more

9/12/13

Read the fine print when choosing a continuing care retirement community

A continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, is a retirement facility that offers housing, meals, activities, and health care to its residents. These communities appeal to people who are … more

BY BARBARA KENERSON | 4/13/16

Providence native is a budding opera singer

You could say that Providence native Ilana Goldstein is a triple threat: gifted violinist, talented soprano and a college graduate with a degree in cognitive neuroscience. Goldstein lives … more

MELANIE COON | 5/27/16

April’s Rosh Hodesh program was held at Temple Beth-El in Providence.

Rosh Hodesh program participants explore Miriam

To welcome in the Hebrew month of Nisan, women across the Jewish community gathered for the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s bi-annual Rosh Hodesh program, held on April 4. This … more

STEPHANIE HAGUE | 4/27/17