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Nicholas Winton with a Kindertransport child.

Arts Emanu-El kicks off season with film, speaker on Kindertransport

In 1938, a young, successful British stockbroker decided to take a ski vacation in Switzerland. Then, he got diverted. He went to Prague instead, set up an office at the dining room table in his … more

LINDA SHAMOON | 10/28/16

At the 2015 Challah Bake, everyone got involved.

Challah Bake returns to RI

If you missed the first couple of years of this annual event, you don’t want to miss out again. The Great Rhode Island Challah Bake is back for a third year. As with each year, the promise is for an amazing event, according to organizers. more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 10/28/16

Two Rhode Islanders to compete for USA in Maccabiah Games

Rhode Islanders Samantha Levin-Kent and Daniel Freeman are thrilled that they’ll be among those representing the United States in the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish equivalent of the Olympics, in … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 10/13/16

Which Major League Baseball team is the most ‘Jewish’?

JTA – October marks the beginning of a new year, a time of fresh starts and second chances – and playoff baseball, the climax of a summer of (we still insist) American Jewry’s … more

JTA STAFF | 10/13/16

Kara demonstrates her fitness journey using various modalities available at the Jewish Alliance’s J-Fitness facility.

Fitness Journey: 8 months in, I own new power

If you had asked me when I started this journey where I thought I’d be eight months later, I would never have guessed here. Since embarking on this commitment to fitness, I … more

KARA MARZIALI | 10/13/16

A trip to Havana and the experience of a Cuban minyan

I had a dilemma. My second day in Havana was fast approaching and I was getting anxious. Thursday was the 12th anniversary of my father’s yahrtzeit and I had no idea where I would say Kaddish … more

STANLEY WACHTENHEIM | 10/13/16

Hillel exhibit features Poland’s Jewish past

Brown RISD Hillel is excited to announce the inaugural exhibition of the updated and expanded collection of “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland” from the … more

10/13/16

Start the year with a good Jewish book

What better way to start the Jewish New Year than with a Jewish book? President Shimon Peres said, “I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single … more

LARRY KATZ | 10/13/16

Rosh Hashanah surprises

NEWPORT – There are often surprises at Touro Synagogue. Rosh Hashanah was no exception. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, I settled into my second row seat, carefully positioned to have a … more

AARON GINSBURG | 10/13/16

Thrive RI strives to make us ever more mindful

BY The concept of “mindfulness” has emerged relatively recently as an important component of one’s well-being. Thrive RI, a new mindfulness meditation group, aims to … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 10/13/16