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PHDS boys Shabbaton filled with ‘awesome’ activity

The Providence Hebrew Day School’s Shabbaton for middle school boys, held May 12-13, was awesome, according to all who attended. It began with a fantastic schooltime trip to learn how to … more

5/25/17

Lies I told about my dog

JTA – I lied a lot about my dog, Zevy, who died in March of cancer, squeezed with his final strength under our bed, his favorite resting place. Here are some of the lies I told. We … more

Ron Kampeas | 5/25/17

Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser on Jewish favorites and social justice issues

This week we talk with Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser of Temple Sinai in Cranston. Goldwasser, 54, grew up in New York City. He has served as rabbi of Temple Sinai since 2014. Before arriving … more

SAM SERBY | 5/25/17

Reporting on a gap year in Israel

My journey with Midreshet Tehila started last year, when I spoke to Rabbi Menachem Nissel about furthering my Jewish education and which program he felt worked best for me. At the end of … more

HANNA GIRARD | 4/27/17

Miriam’s rabbi is a proud father and grandfather

Rabbi Allan Meyerowitz serves as the director of Spiritual Care at The Miriam Hospital in Providence. A member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Rabbi Meyerowitz takes great pride in … more

SAM SERBY | 4/27/17

Matzah, bricks and ovens: Real world learning at JCDS

Over the past few months, fifth-graders at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island, in Providence, have studied slavery and brick-making as they learned about the first chapters of Exodus, … more

4/27/17

Beijing teacher training tour stops at JCDS

On Feb. 1, 15 teachers from Beijing #80, a top-ranked high school in the heart of China’s capital city, arrived in New England to learn more about how the STEAM (Science, Technology, … more

NANCY STEWART | 4/7/17

Some of the clubs that participate in the ride.

Motorcyclists to rev up Holocaust education in Rhode Island

Imagine hearing the sound of a mass of motorcycles rumbling down the street towards you. You turn your head to look – and see more than 100 riders wearing leather covered with patches riding … more

LEV POPLOW | 4/7/17

JCDS Chametz Fest launches Passover season

Chametz Fest 2017, sponsored by the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island, was a smashing success. A wonderful time was had by the more than 270 people who attended the March 26 event in the … more

ANDREW PESSIN | 4/7/17

Rev. Dennis McManus, left, and Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor at the discussion.

50 years after Nostra Aetate, Jewish-Catholic relations have never been better

On March 22, Providence College hosted a discussion titled “Theological Exchange Between Catholics and Jews. Nostra Aetate – Fifty Years Later,” with Rabbi Gary … more

SAM SERBY | 4/7/17