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Most people will spend about one-third of their lives sleeping – that is if they are fortunate enough to be able to sleep. Each year 60-100 million of us wake each day but do not feel rested. A few years ago I became one of the countless victims … more
PROVIDENCE – Jewish community charitable organizations, synagogues and day schools from Barrington to East Greenwich have until June 25 to apply for more than $50,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation through the Bliss, Gross, Horowitz … more
On June 18, the Rhode Island Bar Association presented Robert I. Stolzman, Esq., the 2015 Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award. The 2015 Annual Meeting Awards Reception took place at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. The award … more
Did you attend Providence College before 1950? Are you Jewish? If so, we want to hear your story! Dr. Arthur Urbano of the Theology Department and Dr. Jennifer Illuzzi of the History Department are conducting research on the history and … more
Memorial day 2015 was May 25. Traditionally that would have meant that the Jewish War Veterans would have held their annual memorial service on May 24. This year would be different. The first day of Shavuot was the same day, so the observance was … more
When we moved to Rhode Island in 1936, we lived for a time with my Uncle Shaya, who owned a tall lacquered cabinet, strictly off limits to me. It housed his Victrola. To operate this amazing (to me) device, you had to insert a crank into a niche … more
JTA — Bonna Devora Haberman, the founder of Women of the Wall, a group pressing for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, has died. Haberman, a Canadian-born scholar, author and activist who lived in Israel and the United States, died June … more
There are certain things you expect from a pope, and anti-Semitism is not one of them. In his latest book, “The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Providence … more
The Cohen School at Temple Torat Yisrael, located in East Greenwich, celebrated its closing ceremonies and graduation on June 7 with many families in attendance. The program offered an opportunity for school leadership to express gratitude to all of … more
The Rhode Island Chapter of Hadassah will celebrate its fifth Books on the Beach author luncheon on  Aug. 11 with authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Rabbi Susan Abramson in the ballroom of the Atlantic Beach Club in Newport from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 … more
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