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Remembering the Women’s Division annual campaign

It’s Elul, the month of introspection, and August has ended. Summer is over, and the school year is beginning. It’s time to prepare for the High Holy Days and Sukkot. And, way back when there was a separate Women’s Division of the General … more

GERALDINE S. FOSTER | 9/3/15

A Cantor Who Became a Star

A confession. I mourn the demise of the card catalogs, those sturdy oak cabinets once found in libraries large and small. Need to find an author, a book, information on a particular topic? A little white square on the front of each drawer advertised … more

Geraldine S. Foster | 4/9/15

Praying with your neighbors

The members of the Barrington Interfaith Clergy Association strive to bring people of diverse faith traditions together to nurture their shared spiritual bond. Everyone benefits when people of different faith traditions (or no faith tradition) are … more

1/2/15

Biblical archaeology sees golden age in Israel, dark age in rest of Middle East

JNS.ORG – At a time when many archaeological sites and antiquities throughout the Middle East are being looted and destroyed, the City of David Foundation on Sept. 4 hosted its annual conference to enable the general public to experience some of … more

Sean Savage | 9/11/14

Evolution of the Katz family Seder

Our family can definitely be called “the People of the Book,” especially when that book is the haggadah. Over the decades, from the earliest Providence Katz family seders at the home of my grandparents, Mollie and Harry Katz, with its eleven … more

Ruth Page | 3/27/14

Cuban Jewish leaders meet with Alan Gross

(JTA) – Cuban Jewish leaders who met with Alan Gross said the imprisoned American-Jewish contractor “was in better spirits.” Havana community President Adela Dworkin and vice president David Prinstein met with Gross on the last day of … more

12/19/13

Rhode Island’s first Reform synagogue and the Masonic fraternity

In 1877, a number of Jewish Freemasons living in Providence decided to join together to form a new Masonic lodge, Redwood Lodge Number 35. According to Redwood Lodge’s tradition, the group’s leader, Myer Noot, envisioned a lodge that would be … more

Shai Afsai | 9/30/13

10 tips for creating a wedding website

As we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of the digital age, more things have crossed into the internet space. For weddings, invitations can only hold so much information and with the rising cost … more

STEPHANIE ROSS | 1/20/17

Rev your engines for Holocaust education

The public is invited to join in events on June 9 as the Jewish Motorcyclist Alliance (JMA) brings its 13th Annual Ride 2 Remember (R2R) to Rhode Island to increase awareness of, and raise funds for, … more

5/25/17

The health-wealth connection

It’s a vicious cycle: Money is one of the greatest causes of stress, prolonged stress can lead to serious health issues, and health issues often result in yet more financial struggles. The … more

BARBARA KENERSON | 8/10/17