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No vacation for activities in the summer!

Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island programs don’t take a break in the summer. At the final class of the spring session of pottery, instructor Sally Merino was treated to a party … more

8/2/24

JCC aqua fitness classes more and more popular

Water fitness is popular at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence. So popular, in fact, that you now have to sign up to participate in the Monday morning Deep Water Workout as well as the … more

8/2/24

RICI builds partnerships

The Rhode Island Coalition for Israel (RICI) is continuing to build relationships with the Latino faith community. RICI, in partnership with Vision Evangelica church, will host an Israel Vigil and … more

8/2/24

Techniques to improve focus for all

People often say , “I forgot” when really they mean “I didn’t pay attention in the first place.” We are not even aware that we are not paying attention to what we are … more

RENA YUDKOWSKY | 8/2/24

New emissary looks forward to exploring Rhode Island

A new Israeli emissary (shlichah) is coming to Rhode Island at the end of the summer. Gaya will work on behalf of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island for the next two years and will be a … more

DORI ADLER | 8/2/24

Resilient people offer a glimmer of light

On July 4, 1976, as the US celebrated its bicentennial, I was in Jerusalem witnessing a very different kind of event. It was the day Israel launched the daring and successful raid to free the … more

AMY OLSON | 8/2/24

Beware misinformation about Israelis from Olympics

Sharing what he said was a video of Israel’s national gymnastics team performing a “Bring Them Home”-themed routine at the Paris Olympics, former U.S. ambassador to Israel David … more

JACOB GURVIS—JTA | 8/2/24

It’s a camp tradition for campers and counselors to greet guests in the dining room with a song.

Summer showers don’t stop us!

On a recent Wednesday, the Trip 2 campers at Camp JORI were busy with morning activities despite the threat of rain. A downpour finally greeted campers on the walk to the dining hall for lunch, but … more

8/2/24

Dear Stefano and his colleagues

Stefano Zirilli, my barber for about a dozen years, was a dear friend. Though aware that his health had been failing, I was deeply saddened by his passing on May 28 at 88 years of age. Not … more

George M. Goodwin | 8/2/24

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