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Observing Yom Kippur with a disordered eating past

(JTA) – Yom Kippur is arguably one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement, a day for reflecting and repenting, where sins of the previous year are … more

SARAH SIMONE | 9/6/21

Sukkot’s message is essential during our climate crisis

(JTA) – Growing up in the temperamental weather of Denver, Colorado, it was not at all unusual to experience rain, high winds, heat waves or even snow on Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival … more

ESTI SHAPIRO | 9/6/21

PROVIDENCE, RI--Friday, June 14, 2019--Congregation MishkonTfiloh on Summit Ave. Jewish Rhode Island/Glenn Osmundson

Synagogues gear up for the High Holy Days

BY JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF Summer is winding down and we are gearing up for the High Holy Days. Our thoughts turn to the start of school and the bright promise of the Jewish New Year! Jewish … more

9/6/21

Prep schools, teaching and business

My wife, Betsey, grew up in Andover, Massachusetts. Her paternal grandmother, Rose Shack, was probably the first Jew to graduate from its high school, in 1920, when the town’s population was … more

GEORGE M. GOODWIN | 9/6/21

Larry Kessler and his daughter Alana share a moment after the race.

A frightening roller-coaster ride for my psyche

September is here, and if these last few weeks of summer are any indication, the outlook for getting the pandemic under control, and regaining our old lives, remains highly uncertain. The weeks … more

Larry Kessler | 9/6/21

Consul General of Israel to New England: Looking forward to 5782

Summer was exceptionally wet this year in New England; in fact it was the wettest in recorded history. As an Israeli, I enjoyed the rain and soaked up the magnificent greenery that it left behind. … more

MERON REUBEN | 9/6/21

Rhode Island steps up on Holocaust and genocide education

As Jews, many of us can still feel the pain and agony that our families suffered during the Holocaust. We know of the hatred, the bullying, the beatings they endured. We can imagine how they felt … more

MARTY COOPER | 9/6/21

Meet Preston D. Neimeiser, Providence’s new rabbi

Preston D. Neimeiser has had a very busy year. On May 2, Neimeiser was ordained as a rabbi. On May 25, he married Victoria Litman. Two days later, Litman graduated from law school. Then, on June 1, the newlyweds moved to Providence, where Neimeiser began as the assistant rabbi of Temple Beth-El. All this … at the age of 27. more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 9/6/21

Two audiences listen to Washington letter

NEWPORT – On Aug. 15, at Touro Synagogue, two audiences gathered to hear two important historical letters, read aloud, marking the 74th anniversary of this moving community ceremony. One … more

SAM SHAMOON | 8/18/21