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Cantor Brian Mayer leads HaZamir Providence and Jerusalem in song during a spring 2024 program in Providence.

HaZamir welcomes new members to Providence choir

HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir provides meaningful musical experiences for young people in 35 chapters across the U.S. and Israel. Rehearsals for the 2024-2025 season will begin in … more

9/8/24

Friday Fun in August

Campers of all ages enjoy a week of fun at Chabad of West Bay’s Camp Gan Israel held at Temple Torat Yisrael in East Greenwich. On a Friday in August, they had a change to play outside, make challah and enjoy a juggling show. A good way to spend the day! more

9/8/24

Southern New England Region President Jody Fredman with Hadassah Magazine editor Lisa Hostein, right.

Books on the Beach raises funds for Hadassah Rehab Center

MIDDLETOWN – Over 170 Hadassah members and friends turned out for this year’s Books on the Beach fundraising event, which featured authors Jennifer Rosner and Allegra Goodman. The … more

CYNTHIA BENJAMIN | 9/6/24

A 1958 photo of Jennie Grossinger and the kitchen staff at her eponymous Catskills resort is featured in a new exhibit at the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, New York.

A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt

(New York Jewish Week) “We honeymooned at Kutsher’s in late October 1968,” Barbara Gelman recalled in an oral history for the Borscht Belt Museum. “When we ordered … more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 8/2/24

Donald Dwares speaks to golfers before the start of play.

Annual Richard Bornstein golf tourney raises $90,000

MIDDLETOWN – As Donald Dwares prepared to fire the shotgun start for the 38th Annual Richard Bornstein Memorial Dwares JCC Golf Classic, on June 17, he told the golfers, “It’s a … more

BRIGITTE BAUM | 7/5/24

New commission members

Newest appointed members of the Providence Human Relations Commission with Mayor Brett Smiley. Stephanie Hague, chief policy officer at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, is representing … more

6/7/24

Cara Mitnick, Gabe Amo, Harris Chorney and Rich Glucksman.

Rep. Amo voices support for Israel, fighting antisemitism

PROVIDENCE – On May 20, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island welcomed U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., to the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center for an intimate dialogue focusing … more

JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF | 6/7/24

Departing shaliach Elihay Skital reflects on his eventful 2 years in R.I.

Elihay Skital, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s shaliach (emissary from Israel), will be completing his two-year shlichut (mission) at the end of June. … more

DORI ADLER | 6/7/24

Discussing Hadassah (left to right) : Esta Barcohana, Judy Silverman, Judy Shefshick-Karll, Alyse Teitelbaum.

Hadassah RI celebrates the group’s 112th anniversary

PROVIDENCE – Hadassah members and friends gathered in Brown/RISD Hillel’s cozy student lounge on March 17 to celebrate Hadassah’s 112th anniversary. Participants also learned about … more

YARDENA KAPACH WINKLER | 4/5/24

Sewing for foster children

On Sunday , March 17, congregants of Congregation Beth David in Narragansett were joined by several members of Temple Shalom in Middletown for the annual Tote Bag Project. Participants brought sewing … more

4/5/24