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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

Michael Kutz (front, right) with fellow Lodz partisans, above. Left, handwritten copy of Bergen Belsen rabbi's dispensation.

Passover 2020 is not the most difficult Jews have faced

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Passover 2020 promises to be unlike anything most Jews have ever experienced. How do you have a seder when most states have mandated, and the best medical … more

LEV POPLOW | 4/5/20

These new children’s books engage no matter where the celebration

BOSTON (JTA) – Miriam the Prophetess, Elijah the Prophet and the Four Questions take center stage among this spring’s crop of new Passover books for kids, penned by some of … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 4/5/20

Congregations stay connected

COVID-19 has brought many changes to our daily routines. Because so much of Jewish life involves gathering together in prayer and fellowship, social distancing precautions pose particular challenges to the Jewish community. Local congregations have been working hard to meet those challenges, doing everything they can to maintain provide normalcy, solace and consistency. more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 3/18/20