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Jewish legislators stand with leaders of Rhode Island’s Jewish community celebrating the 75th anniversary of Israeli independence. From left to right: Rep. Alex Finkelman (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown), Rep. Jennifer Smith Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), Rabbi Michael Fel, House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln), Jewish Alliance President Adam Greenman, Cantor Brian Mayer, President of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative Avi Nevel and Rep. Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren).

Israeli Independence Day at the R.I. State House

PROVIDENCE —House Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman hosted Jewish leaders from across Rhode Island at the State House on April 27 for Israeli Independence Day. She also sponsored a resolution … more

5/5/23

Bus to bring Rhode Islanders to NYC for Celebrate Israel Parade June 4

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is chartering a bus on June 4 so Rhode islanders can join over 40,000 (yes, you read that right!) children, teens and adults in marching down New York … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/5/23

The top of the building at 100 Westminster Street in downtown Providence, lighted in honor of Yom Ha’Atzmaut.

Festival to celebrate Israel @ 75 set for May 21

Celebrate Israel @ 75 by enjoying activities for all ages, including live music and other entertainment, local craft and art vendors, family activities and food for all tastebuds and … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/4/23

Speaking out for Israel

One March 12 and 24, a group organized by Israelis living in Rhode Island gathered in front of the Rhode Island State House in support of those protesting the proposed judicial reforms in Israel. All … more

4/2/23

Daylong celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary planned for May 21

PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is pleased to announce a community-wide, in-person celebration of Israel’s 75th year of independence, on Sunday, May … more

LARRY KATZ | 4/2/23

My solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

On the eve of Passover and during Ramadan, Israel is facing both a war with Palestinian terror and an all-out propaganda war in some of our elite colleges and universities. In one recent lecture … more

MOSES MORDECAI TWERSKY | 4/2/23

What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel

(JTA) – Eric Alterman, born in 1960, says the view of Israel he absorbed growing up in a Jewish family in suburban Scarsdale, New York, was decidedly … more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 2/3/23

Win a family trip to Israel!

Returning the Sparks Foundation and Delta Airlines have partnered to create a contest for families with children ages 7-17, with a grand prize of four round-trip airplane tickets to Israel and $5,000 … more

1/6/23

TV, film shine light on religious spectrum in Israel

Israeli films and television series shed light on the numerous ways in which Israelis act out their Jewishness. After many decades of distinctly secular Israeli cinema, in recent years a broad … more

12/14/22

Program to explore buried Jerusalem and its implications aboveground

Excavations in Israel can elicit protests and even lead to threats of war. I recall a time, decades ago, when I went to visit an American cousin who was spending the summer … more

LARRY KATZ | 12/2/22