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Torat Yisrael raised a record amount at the congregation’s first major fundraising event in their new East Greenwich building.  Some 130 people gathered in Temple Torat Yisrael’s social hall on March 8 for a unique evening of creativity, good … more
The award-winning comedy show “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!” premieres in Providence on April 23. Inspired by playwright Steve Solomon’s own family dynamics, this side-splitting one-man show has met with rave … more
Each year the Pre-K children at Jewish Community Day School perform a Passover play. Dramatic play increases learning and is so much fun! After the play, family and friends join them for a Seder with much of the food prepared by the kids.  Happy … more
Some have preparing for Passover down to a science as a means to stay organized despite all the stress amid locating and buying food that is kosher for Passover, cleaning the home, preparing for Seders and keeping the celebrations up for eight days. … more
The story starts in 1990, when my little cousin Rita and her mother Anna were shopping in Douglas Drug. There, they encountered Mrs. Rosen, Rita’s teacher, who invited them to her house for Passover. Since my relatives had just arrived in the … more
JTA –  Seventy-three North American rabbis will be missing something when they go to Shabbat services: their hair. As part of a campaign that raised more than $570,000 for pediatric cancer research, approximately 60 male and female rabbis … more
The staff of the Office of the President of the United States have held Seders since at least the late 1990s, during the administration of President Bill Clinton. In April 2009, President Barack Obama included a second-night Seder in his official … more
JTA – A prayer book developed for use by Jews in the U.S. military was released in March. Reform, Orthodox and Conservative rabbis cooperated in creating the prayer book, which was commissioned by the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council. The prayer … more
The message of Passover has always been one of faith and hope. This wonderful holiday reminds us of our experience in which we emerged from slavery in Egypt some 3,300 years ago. The story of the Exodus has become a symbol of determination and … more
In 1885, “The Matzah Queen” Regina Horowitz Margareten baked her first batch of commercial matzot to sell in her family grocery store on New York’s Willett Street. In an interview, Regina later wrote, “I lit the fires, worked the dough, … more
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