BOSTON – Irv Kempner, son of Holocaust survivors, and octogenarian Sid Handler, a Vilna native and Holocaust survivor, are recruiting participants for a Friends of the March of the Living trip to Poland, Lithuania and Israel. Participants on the …
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8/16/13
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PROVIDENCE – A new Israel Culture Club is underway.
Host Congregation Beth Sholom, an Orthodox synagogue on the East Side of Providence, welcomes members and non-members to the new club, which will meet monthly, according to a release from the …
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8/16/13
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PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Community Health Services/Lifespan Community Training Center is making Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and education available through a community-based program, according to a Lifespan press release.
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8/16/13
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Temple Am David, the Conservative synagogue in Warwick, installed its board on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Pictured are, from left, front row, Arnie Moses, president; Mona Scheraga, Alice Goldstein, adult education chairperson; Dr. Sidney Goldstein, Ellen …
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8/16/13
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CUMBERLAND – My Taglit-Birthright Israel experience began when I stepped off a crowded El Al airline flight onto Israeli soil earlier this summer.
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Alysa Redlich
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8/2/13
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PROVIDENCE – While many parents of college-bound teens worry about drug and alcohol abuse on campus or skyrocketing tuitions, Jewish parents may also worry about the kind of Jewish life their child may encounter in college, and whether he or she …
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Esty Bharier
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8/2/13
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PROVIDENCE – Enrolling your child in a Jewish preschool is one of the most important steps you can take to begin your child’s Jewish education and expand your involvement in the Jewish community. The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s …
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Nicole Katzman
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8/2/13
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Q: Can you describe your background in teaching?
A: As a rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, I used the sermon as an opportunity to challenge the congregation with open-ended questions about the Torah portion or intriguing and sometimes puzzling …
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8/2/13
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Q: How do you stay motivated after more than two decades of teaching? What do you do to get prepared to teach at the beginning of each school year?
A: In a very real sense, teachers are always preparing for the next school year!
We tinker …
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8/2/13
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Q: What age group do you teach and what do you teach?
A: I work with young toddlers – children between the ages of 18-months- and 2½-years-old.
I teach the toddlers simple concepts through exploration and play.
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8/1/13
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