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Roger Williams’ Legacy: Rhode Island’s Holy Places

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. more

George M. Goodwin | 10/2/20

Back to school at PHDS

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 … more

9/4/20

“Worse and Worse on Noah’s Ark” Leslie Kimmelman; illustrated by Vivian Mineker Apples & Honey Press; ages 4 to 8 In this upbeat spin on the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, award-winning author Leslie Kimmelman infuses a kid-friendly Jewish sense of humor. The story imagines how bad things can get when Noah and his family shelter through 40 days of the biblical flood in the ark’s crowded quarters along with pairs of all their animal friends.  The story of Noah is read aloud from the Torah in the synagogue two weeks after Simchat Torah. In “Worse and Worse,” the animals get seasick, peacocks bicker with the zebras and the skunks make quite a stink. As the troubles amass, Noah’s wife and sons complain, “Could things get any worse?” – a refrain that kids can repeat page after page. Just when readers think the kvetching will never stop, Noah gets the crew working together to fix a leak that threatens them all. They begin to cooperate and care for each other. Kids will dive in to Mineker’s cartoon-like illustrations of zebras, parrots, growling lions and sloths hanging upside down. An author’s note prompts conversation about empathy.

4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year

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 … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 9/3/20

A student learning at home in the spring

JCDS adapts to the age of COVID-19

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 … more

JOHN LANDRY | 8/7/20

Outdoors, smaller, livestreaming: Hillels will continue to serve Jewish students

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 … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 8/7/20

As pandemic rages in U.S., programs in Israel see more applicants

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. more

LARRY KATZ | 7/15/20

End of the year at PHDS

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. … more

7/3/20

Saying goodbye!

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 … more

7/3/20

Children from Room 5 at the David C. Isenberg Early Childhood get some time outdoors on the playground.

Back to school

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 more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 6/18/20

Ready to discuss what you’ve been reading?

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. more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 4/17/20