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Speaker at Dor L’Dor event discusses aging well

Rabbi Laura Geller gave an entertaining talk about her book, “Getting Good at Getting Older,” during the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Dor L’Dor Society’s … more

SARA MASRI | 1/7/21

Jewish life in 2020: A year in pictures

(JTA) – For the Jewish community, 2020 has been historic, turbulent and revelatory. The year began with 25,000 people, Jews and non-Jews, marching across the Brooklyn Bridge to take a stand … more

SHIRA FEDER | 1/7/21

In post-COVID advocacy, September 2020, community advocates gathered outside with masks and social distancing to rally for an equitable state budget.

Advocacy in the age of COVID-19

On Jan. 5, the Rhode Island General Assembly was due to begin a session unlike any other in the state’s history. In the midst of a global pandemic, and deep divides on the economy, race and … more

STEPHANIE HAGUE | 1/7/21

Warnock refers to Heschel

(JTA) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel made the news Wednesday morning (Jan. 6) when Raphael Warnock, the Democrat who won one of two Georgia Senate elections Tuesday (Jan. 5), invoked the rabbi during … more

1/7/21

New program will help pay for a summer in Israel for teens

RootOne is an ambitious new initiative that aims to help bring tens of thousands of Jewish teens from the United States to Israel on immersive summer trips. Seeded by a $20-million gift from The … more

LARRY KATZ | 1/7/21

Clergy gather online for annual anti-poverty vigil

In an annual tradition, clergy of all faiths gathered Jan. 5 to call on Rhode Island legislators to fight against poverty. This year, rather than the State House rotunda, the venue was an online Zoom … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/7/21

Touro Fraternal provides meals for front-line workers

Touro Fraternal Association recently provided 160 healthy lunches for Rhode Island Hospital front-line workers who have been treating COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic. Touro previously … more

1/7/21

Conspiracy, collusion part of American politics since the start

Talk of conspiracy and collusion in politics may seem more rampant than ever before. But on Dec. 9, Jeff Rogg told a lively Zoom audience of congregants from Temple Shalom, in Middletown, that … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/7/21

Breaking the glass ceiling: Temple Beth-El’s Senior Rabbi Sarah Mack

Sarah Mack is the senior rabbi at Temple-Beth El, in Providence, where she has served since 2003, upon her ordination from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Rabbi Mack also spent a year studying at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, in Jerusalem. more

HANNAH ALTMAN | 1/7/21

Even this year had its bright spots. (Getty Images; photo design by Grace Yagel)

10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget

(JTA) — There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year. But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse. Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year. more

GABE FRIEDMAN | 12/29/20