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PHDS is building students’ tomorrow today

In late November, Providence Hebrew Day School officially launched “Building Tomorrow Today,” a campaign to raise $2.3 million to renovate the school’s facilities. Current and … more

JEWISH VOICE STAFF | 1/5/17

Hanukkah spirit shines forth at Torat Yisrael’s joyous celebration

The joyful holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, inspired Temple Torat Yisrael’s Cohen Religious School to host a celebration with the school children and the local Jewish … more

DORI ADLER | 1/5/17

Wearing my ‘ugly’ Hanukkah sweater is really a symbol of freedom

On the first night of Hanukkah, my wife gave me a sweater that was definitely the match to any ugly Christmas sweater I’d ever seen or heard about. In bright royal blue and white, … more

NOEL RUBINTON | 1/5/17

Dan Gamm with volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket.

Volunteers are crucial to our community

The Talmud teaches us to “… sustain the non-Jewish poor with the Jewish poor, visit the non-Jewish sick with the Jewish sick, and bury the non-Jewish dead with the Jewish dead … more

STEPHANIE HAGUE | 1/5/17

Kollel Center moves

The Kollel Center for Jewish Studies is on the move. According to Rabbi Raphie Schochet, Rosh Kollel, the Kollel Center is moving to the Providence Hebrew Day School. In an email, Schochet said, … more

1/5/17

Getting to know Rabbi Marc Mandel

Marc Mandel, rabbi at Newport’s historic Touro Synagogue, grew up in New York City and attended Yeshiva University for both his undergraduate studies and rabbinical school, graduating in 1988. … more

SAM SERBY | 1/5/17

Dr. David Kagan speaks on unification theory

Is physics one? That’s the topic for discussion when Temple Habonim member, Dr. David Kagan, a physicist and faculty member at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, speaks Jan. … more

1/5/17

Campers and counselors get together at the recent J-Camp reunion.

J-Camp reunion brings summer fun to December

During the summer, the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence is bustling with J-Camp kids and smiles. On Dec. 18, the fitness lobby was once again full of eager camp kids, ready for fun at the … more

ALEXIS KUTENPLON | 1/5/17

On Dec. 28, the menorah was lighted at the Rhode Island State House with Gov. Gina Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit in attendance, as well as other dignitaries, including the Consul General of Israel to New England Yehuda Yaakov.

Lighting the menorah at the Rhode Island State House [Photo gallery]

1/5/17

Ruth Horton reads at a story time during the Hope Street Stroll.

PJ Library gives kids their very own book club

Who doesn’t love a free book? Since 2005, PJ Library (PJ stands for pajamas) has provided families around the world with high-quality children’s books, music and other resources that foster Jewish learning and create a gateway for deeper engagement in Jewish life. Thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, in partnership with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, Jewish children in Rhode Island can participate at no charge – more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/5/17