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Rabbi Joshua Bolton: Growing Jewish life through Hillel

Rabbi Joshua Bolton, executive director of Brown RISD Hillel, oversees the vital connection between students and Judaism on the campuses of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Brown and RISD students are an active part of the East Side and College Hill neighborhoods of Providence. Hillel is housed in the Glenn and Darcy Weiner Center on Brown Street in Providence. “Jewish growth is our focus,” Rabbi Bolton said in a recent interview in his office. “Enabling students to grow as Jews over their four years of college is important. We assume they are growing in other areas. We want to make sure folks understand that. There has never really been a better time to be a Jewish college student.” more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 3/8/20

Grants and scholarships available for travel in Israel

The Rhode Island Jewish community supports an Israel experience as an integral part of a student’s education and growing Jewish identity. Thanks to several area families’ generosity, … more

LARRY KATZ | 2/6/20

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down … but not at camp!

There is a saying that the worst day at summer camp is better than the best day not at camp … or something like that. Even waking up to rain is fun – sleeping in a little bit, … more

RONNI GUTTIN | 2/6/20

A J-Camper takes a turn on the obstacle course.

Overnight camp or day camp: Which is right for your child?

I am often asked about the differences between day camp and overnight camp – besides the obvious difference that you sleep at overnight camp but not at day camp. I have been fortunate … more

AARON GUTTIN | 2/6/20

J-Campers from the day camp at the Alliance’s Dwares JCC spend a day on the lake each summer at Camp JORI, a Jewish overnight camp in Wakefield.

Making memories at camp

The sweet memories of summer. Each year, parents struggle with the question, “What will my children do during summer vacation?” Years ago, the kids played outside, unsupervised, from … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 2/6/20

Three Jerusalem monuments: Reconstructed image of the Second Temple; Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Dome of the Rock shrine.

What makes a Jewish space holy?

Judaism, philosopher and rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, emphasizes holiness in time. While that might work well for philosophers, Jews over the centuries have worked hard to make spaces holy … more

JOHN LANDRY | 1/8/20

The exterior of the Loeb Visitors Center in Newport.

Loeb Visitors Center celebrates 10 years

“Well, we don’t like Hitler, but at least he’s killed the Jews.” Those were the words spoken to John J. Loeb in 1945, by his classmates at the Hotchkiss School. At the … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 10/31/19

Exploring the Connection between Judaism and Mindfulness

Judaism and Buddhism in the same joke? Nu! After all, both traditions share the idea that looking inward is a key to improving one’s interactions with the world outside. In the … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 8/1/19