The moment I saw the email from the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island about the Solidarity Mission to Israel, I knew I had to go. It was early December, and I knew that the pain of the war was …
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RABBI JEFFREY GOLDWASSER
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2/2/24
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When I recently saw that Fall River’s once-flourishing Conservative Temple Beth El has decided to sell its building on High Street and seek a smaller space, I was hardly surprised, but even so …
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M. CHARLES BAKST
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2/2/24
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PROVIDENCE – The Arts Emanu-El Committee at Temple Emanu-El is excited to present a three-part program, “Light in the Midst of Darkness,” highlighting Jewish resistance and …
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ARLENE S. SIMON
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2/2/24
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PROVIDENCE – The energy was palpable as a group of high school students crowded around tables on Jan. 22, talking excitedly over slices of pizza. Their dinner guests were a Rhode Island Supreme …
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GIOVANNA WISEMAN
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2/2/24
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PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Israel Emergency Fund has raised nearly $1.15M thanks to the generosity of the community and with the help of a …
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JENNIFER ZWIRN
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2/2/24
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Ellie Vest , starting outside hitter for the R.I. State Champion East Providence Girls Volleyball team, represented the Rhode Island Jewish community in December as a member of the winning USA Girls …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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2/2/24
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During the weekend of Jan. 19-22, five of Temple Beth-El’s teens traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the L’taken Social Justice Seminars.
The program, run through the …
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CARL SHULMAN
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2/1/24
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“Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty,” by Iris Krasnow (Grand Central Publishing, 2020), is part memoir and part camp history, though …
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SARAH GREENLEAF
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2/1/24
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Hi everyone, I’m Rachel Accetturo, the new director of school age programs at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island.
This will be my first summer as director of J-Camp, but I’m …
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RACHEL ACCETTURO
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2/1/24
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Camp JORI , nestled in the heart of Wakefield, is not just a place to drop off the kids once school's out – it’s a place where memories are made, experiences are cherished and friendships …
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DON BLATE
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2/1/24
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