(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered enthusiastic congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump, saying his victory heralds a “powerful recommitment to the great …
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Ron Kampeas
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11/6/24
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Immediately after Oct. 7, a growing number of Jewish college students felt a connection to their Jewish identity and sought out Jewish events on campus. But the feeling didn’t last for …
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ANDREW LAPIN | JTA
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9/6/24
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(JTA) – Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties announced on Sunday [June 30] that they would unite ahead of the next election in a bid to revive the country’s left and maximize its share …
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BEN SALES
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7/5/24
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Many in Rhode Island will remember Maor Mintz, camp shaliach in 2013 and 2014. He and his family live near the Gaza border on Kibbutz Holit. Nitza Attali shared these photos with Jewish Rhode Island …
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6/7/24
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I gaze at my hands , with all 10 fingers attached, and I see a miracle. You see, I went to Israel to farm and I didn’t cut off one finger. Prior to going to Israel, my relationship with …
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GARY RABINOWITZ
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6/7/24
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I’d mostly forgotten about Ivan Boesky when I heard he died May 20 at age 87. But news of his death brought me back to some of my earliest assignments as a Jewish journalist – and how they relate to the controversial Washington Post story about a group of Jewish machers seeking to influence the debate over Israel.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll — JTA
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6/7/24
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a left-winger, but often he is right. However, about Gaza he is very wrong – as are most of my liberal friends. They blame Israel for genocide. …
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GARY LEIB
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3/1/24
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If you would like to better understand why young Jews are becoming alienated from Israel, and even from the mainstream Jewish community, watch “Israelism,” a documentary released last …
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NINA TANNENWALD
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3/1/24
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Listen as several trip participants discuss the impact of the Solidarity Mission to Israel.
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2/14/24
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Applications for grants for Rhode Islanders and nearby Bay Staters to travel to Israel, as well as for RootOne vouchers for eligible teen summer trips to Israel, are now being accepted by several …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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2/1/24
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