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Teens had an opportunity to win tickets to Israel in a contest sponsored by El Al Israel Airlines and the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Participants were asked to respond creatively to the … more
Question: When paying a condolence (shiva) call, should I bring a gift or flowers to the family?  P.C., Providence   Dear P.C., Except for food for a meal of condolence, which … more
At the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, our archive is not just papers and books. Our mission is to preserve and educate on all aspects of local Jewish history, and certainly this includes … more
A will is a legal document that lets you direct how your property will be dispersed when you die. It becomes effective only after your death. It also allows you to name an estate executor as the … more
Members of the Touro Fraternal Association recently donated two vacuum cleaners to the newly expanded Ronald McDonald House. Pictured are Andy Liss and Andy Lamchick, both from the community … more
You wouldn’t exactly call Marc Seifer’s career path typical. A Rhode Island resident for nearly 50 years, Seifer has spent his adult life working as a handwriting analyst at the … more
JTA – All I want for Hanukkah is Christmas.   I grew up in suburban Chicago surrounded by my fellow Jews – at school, at camp, on the weekends, at my parents’ … more
BY  LOS ANGELES (JTA) – In the weeks before Hanukkah, with anticipation of the holiday brightly filling my mind, the darkening news of rising anti-Semitism in the U.S. began to … more
BY  NEW YORK (JTA) – Each year in Brooklyn, Chabad Rabbi Shimon Hecht ascends 33 1/2  feet to light the tallest menorah in the world. But he’s not allowed to call it … more
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