As every resident knows and every visitor soon discovers, the Ocean State is blessed by an almost unimaginable array of holy places. Touro, North America’s oldest surviving synagogue, first brought Betsey and me as summer visitors to Newport in 1983. But even after living in Little Rhody for more than three decades, there are few pursuits I more enjoy than exploring our state’s synagogues, churches, and meetinghouses – especially with my camera.
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George M. Goodwin
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10/2/20
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School resumed at Providence Hebrew Day School on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students and teachers were so happy to be back in school despite the many COVID-related regulations. All students and …
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9/4/20
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BOSTON (JTA) – Sparkling stars and the light of the full harvest moon comfort a young boy and his older sister as they fall asleep in their family sukkah.
That’s a scene in …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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9/3/20
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Since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island in March, the school has been adjusting to the new safety requirements while continuing to …
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JOHN LANDRY
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8/7/20
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With the 2020-2021 school year about to start, Jewish Rhode Island reached out to the heads of several of Rhode Island’s Hillels with questions on what changes the …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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8/7/20
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Applications for service, study and internship programs in Israel have been rising during the past couple of months as people consider their options during the pandemic.
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LARRY KATZ
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7/15/20
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To celebrate the last day of school, June 17, all Providence Hebrew Day School students were invited to the home of Miriam Esther Weiner, their principal, to receive end-of-the-year treats. …
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7/3/20
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The Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island held an outdoor graduation on June 12. Family members of the graduating fifth-graders attended in person while many friends, family and fans watched a …
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7/3/20
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Twenty-four children returned to the David C. Isenberg Early Childhood Center (ECC) at the Dwares Jewish Community Center Monday.
Following a plan submitted to Rhode Island Department of Human Services, screening including temperature checks takes place each morning
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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6/18/20
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On Tuesday, April 28, The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will host the first session of its virtual book club. The first book to be discussed will be Yiftach Reicher Atir’s fiction novel, “The English Teacher” (Penguin Books, 2016), which tells the story of former Mossad agent, Rachel Goldschmitt.
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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4/17/20
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