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“Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew” will be screened on Jan. 11, at the Dwares JCC,
New Ethiopian-Israeli soldier film at Dwares JCC
“Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew” is a new mini-documentary that will be screened on Jan. 11, at the Dwares JCC, beginning at 7 p.m. An Ethiopian-Israeli will lead a discussion of … more
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‘Jewish Yoga’ at Torat Yisrael
Temple Torat Yisrael and yoga instructor Jeannine Margolis welcome all to “Jewish Yoga” classes at the East Greenwich synagogue Tuesday evenings at 6.   Margolis says people … more
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Student in grades 1-3 perform in the choir at the pre-Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 21. The choir was under the direction of Rabbi Avrohom Jakubowicz and Mrs. Shiffy Yukdowsky.
Students celebrate Hanukkah at Providence Hebrew Day School [Photo gallery]
Dan Gamm with volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket.
Volunteers are crucial to our community
The Talmud teaches us to “… sustain the non-Jewish poor with the Jewish poor, visit the non-Jewish sick with the Jewish sick, and bury the non-Jewish dead with the Jewish dead … more
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The writer, Emma Axelrod, left, with Allie Wollner.
Brown, RISD students explore their identities, Jewish and otherwise
Brown University alum Allie Wollner ’10 returned to campus the week of Nov. 28 to lead students in a series of creative writing workshops centered on a Jewish theme. This was the second … more
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Chuck Nickles, “Sundown on Worden’s Pond,” oil
Annual Plein Air show opens Jan. 8
It’s time for the annual show in the Gallery at Temple Habonim, featuring Plein Air artists. This show, which opens Jan. 8 and runs through March 2, features works by members of the summer … more
Storytime with PJ Library was part of the recent festivities at the Hope Street Stroll.
Hanukkah on Hope Street [Photo gallery]
December is definitely one of the busiest times of the year, which is the best reason to grab a few friends and have a fun night out!  On Dec. 15 from 6–9 p.m., J Marcel, Evolve … more
A menorah with straight branches similar to the menorah at the synagogue in Dura Europos outside the Chabad House in Providence.
Menorah? Hanukkiah? Hanukkah Menorah?
What’s the difference between these terms? A menorah is a candelabrum with seven or nine branches or holders for light; it is often associated with the seven-branched menorah that was in the … more
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Yakir Englander speaks at Brown.
Israeli ‘soldier for peace’ draws a crowd at Brown University
Risking your life, forfeiting your safety, and putting yourself through hell for a higher mission. These are all sacrifices we attribute to soldiers, and they are sacrifices that Yakir Englander … more
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In Uman, Hebrew letters cover store fronts and the sides of buildings so that from a photograph it looks more like Bnei Brak than Eastern Europe.
Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine
I was hoping for a significant religious encounter in Uman, the central Ukrainian city that on Rosh Hashanah is inundated by thousands of Jewish men who journey to the tziyun hakadosh (holy grave … more
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