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Religious Zionism and the kibbutz movement, Israeli author and think-tanker Yossi Klein Halevi recently told me, are “the two messianic streams within Zionism that wanted more than just a safe refuge for the Jewish people.” In his estimation, … more
ISRAEL – JNS.org A giant replica of the Ark of the Covenant went on display for the first time Tuesday on a truck opposite the Israeli Supreme Court and Foreign Ministry, Israel Hayom reported. The replica was conceived, constructed and donated to … more
  TEL AVIV (JTA) – Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Israeli sage who founded the Sephardic Orthodox Shas political party and exercised major influence on Jewish law, died Oct. 7. Ovadia Yosef was born Abdullah Yosef in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 23, … more
PROVIDENCE – Communications expert Deborah Grayson Riegle will share her innovative strategies for engaging communication with her presentation, “Strategic Storytelling to Engage and Inspire,” at the annual Joseph & Leba Zelniker Conference. … more
Many of our Rhode Island friends and neighbors and, yes, even some in our families, live on the edge: On the edge between economic security and uncertainty – on the edge between hope and despair. more
PROVIDENCE – On Tuesday, October 8, about 50 people attended the opening and dedication of the new Alliance Family Room Parenting Center at the Alliance JCC. Comic writer and performer Dan Zevin greeted guests and signed copies of his book “Dan … more
PROVIDENCE – Within recent weeks, the Steinhardt Social Research Institute (SSRI) at Brandeis University released a demographic study of the American Jewish population as of 2012 (related story on page 1). The Pew Research Center also released a … more
PROVIDENCE – On Sunday, Nov. 24, volunteers from across Rhode Island will come together at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to make a difference in the Jewish community, raising funds for the 2014 Annual … more
EAST GREENWICH – Fifty women gathered at the beautiful new home of Temple Torat Yisrael in East Greenwich to hear Rabbi Amy Levin’s Rosh Hodesh presentation. Many in the audience had never visited the synagogue’s new facility, which opened … more
BOSTON – For
one with an insatiable movie appetite, the Boston
Jewish Film
Festival is manna
from heaven. This
year marks BJFF’s 25th anniversary –
a milestone for any film festival, let alone a niche one. more
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