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Acclaimed Jewish a cappella group Six13 to perform at Temple Emanu-El

PROVIDENCE – Temple Emanu-El will host a performance by the award-winning vocal a cappella band Six13 on May 15 as part of Arts Emanu-El and the temple’s Spring … more

5/8/22

New community members!

The Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI) welcomed Yarik and his mother, Olena, recent refugees from Ukraine, into the school community this month. They have been in Rhode Island for … more

5/8/22

Celebrating spring

Spring is here! Providence Hebrew Day School kindergarten students with the flowers they “planted.” more

5/8/22

RIIC names 2 winners in its startup competition

PROVIDENCE – Israel-based NakAI Robotics and Rhode Island-based Jaia Robotics have won the BlueTech Startup Competition, awarded by the Rhode Island Israel Collaborative in collaboration with … more

SETH CHITWOOD | 5/8/22

Food Donation

Residents and staff of The Highlands on the East Side enjoyed donating to the Louis and Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry, part of Jewish Collaborative Services. The drive was held from … more

5/8/22

Knit Happens features gorgeous yarns, curated collections and community

Even experienced knitters need to tink (unknit one stitch at a time) and frog (rip out several rows) to get to and correct their mistakes. Until very recently, I generally gave up and lived with … more

NANCY KIRSCH | 5/8/22

Zeidman honored with Mensch of the Year award

May-Ronny Zeidman received the Sy Dill Mensch of the Year award from the Rhode Island Coalition for Israel (RICI) during a virtual program on April 24. Zeidman, a former … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 5/6/22

Widely traveled rabbi brings new energy to Temple Shalom

To give you a sense of Rabbi Daniel Kripper’s life, consider his visit to Aruba. In 2013, Kripper was living in his native Argentina when he was invited to the Caribbean island to lead a seder … more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 5/6/22

Israeli Culture Series to present ‘Dreaming Israel Through Three Generations’

This month’s Israeli Culture Series program will feature Sigal Kanotopsky, a member of the Center for Ethiopian Jewry Heritage, discussing the challenges faced by Ethiopian Jews and the … more

LARRY KATZ | 5/6/22

Our dogs bring out the best in us

I made a new friend last month. Just a few minutes before, we were strangers, but it didn’t take long for us to realize that we had more in common than we expected. I discovered that … more

RABBI HOWARD VOSS-ALTMAN | 5/6/22