Norman Bolotow and I were close to each other for more than a dozen years, but our friendship got off to a lame start when he named me “Tarzan.” Wouldn’t “Spot” or … more

IF YOU’VE SPENT ANY TIME on Wickenden Street in Providence, you may assume that this ad from June 1960 is for the famous Adler’s Design Center & Hardware, which recently celebrated … more

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – On Saturdays, the Jewish day of rest, there is barely a quorum of 10 for prayers at the old synagogue in Northern Ireland’s capital city. But every other … more

(JTA) – The two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night [May 21] have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and … more

The tennis players and coaches from the Israel Tennis & Education Centers (ITEC) will be back in Newport on June 5. They will share their skills, stories and love of tennis with members of … more

The following is a statement issued on Thursday, May 15, by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island

On Wednesday, May 14, the Palestinian flag was put on display in the Providence City Council Chambers. Additionally, the flag is scheduled to be displayed in front of City Hall for a short period on Friday. In Providence, the executive branch and the City Council are separate entities. The decision to raise the Palestinian flag on Friday was made by the Providence City Council, not by Mayor Brett Smiley’s office, though the Mayor did not block the request. The Jewish Alliance opposes the display of the flag as a political symbol used to divide our city.  

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In late January, Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos traveled to Israel with a New England delegation organized by the Consul General of Israel to New England. She said she was glad she was invited. … more

Can you think of anything better than spending a whole day in comfy clothes, inside an awesome fort that you built with friends, reading incredible books, connecting with reading buddies AND having a … more

On March 30 (Rosh Hodesh Nissan), there was a Hachnosas Sefer Torah celebration at Chabad House on Hope Street in Providence.

The new scroll was commissioned and dedicated by Rabbi Yehoshua & Michla Laufer in honor of their parents:  Aryeh Leib ben Pesach Hillel & Feigah Tzipah bat Yehoshua Laufer and Reb Dovber ben Gershon & Yasha Leiba bat Dovid Grossbaum.

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