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Summer food program feeds campers at no cost

PROVIDENCE – With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island provides free meals to … more

6/1/23

More than food; founder Lisa Raiola dishes on Hope & Main

Bristol resident Lisa Raiola is best known as the founder of Hope & Main, the food incubator and industrial kitchen based in Warren. She has appeared in scores of articles, mostly about Hope … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 6/1/23

David Neill from the U.S. Attorney's office addresses the crowd at the summit on March 16.

We need to see the humanity in all people

PROVIDENCE – About 80 people from diverse communities across Rhode Island attended a statewide summit on May 16 that focused on hate: what it looks like in our state, what’s contributing … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 5/18/23

Letter writing collected in new book

Dr. Mel B. Yoken has been a letter writer for much of his life. If he reads a book he enjoys, he writes a note to the author to say thank you. “It’s not a big deal for me. Get a piece of paper, write it down, put a stamp on it.” He has collected the replies to those letters in his newest book “A History of Letters: Memorable Quotes from a Moribund Art” (Atmosphere Press 2022). more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 5/17/23

Author to discuss Tree of Life mass shooting at June 11 program

Author Mark Oppenheimer will lecture in person and on Zoom at Temple Emanu-El on Sunday, June 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., about the 2018 antisemitic mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, in the … more

5/17/23

Zie is owned by Jana Knibb and Ryan Forman of Providence.

Our Annual Showcase of Pets [Photo gallery]

5/5/23

The Teverow family in the mid-1960s. Back, left to right: Jacqueline, Joseph, and Paul. Front, left to right: Joshua, Philip, and Lee.

The Teverow Fund: A gift that keeps on giving

The Joseph Teverow and Jacqueline Teverow Memorial Fund, an endowment fund established 40 years ago with the then Bureau of Jewish Education, continues to sponsor lectures and … more

CLAIRE UZIEL | 5/5/23

Jewish legislators stand with leaders of Rhode Island’s Jewish community celebrating the 75th anniversary of Israeli independence. From left to right: Rep. Alex Finkelman (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown), Rep. Jennifer Smith Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), Rabbi Michael Fel, House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln), Jewish Alliance President Adam Greenman, Cantor Brian Mayer, President of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative Avi Nevel and Rep. Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren).

Israeli Independence Day at the R.I. State House

PROVIDENCE —House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman hosted Jewish leaders from across Rhode Island at the State House on April 27 for Israeli Independence Day. She also sponsored a resolution … more

5/5/23

Bus to bring Rhode Islanders to NYC for Celebrate Israel Parade June 4

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is chartering a bus on June 4 so Rhode islanders can join over 40,000 (yes, you read that right!) children, teens and adults in marching down New York … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/5/23