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University of Rhode Island Hillel hits the road

What is tzedakah? It is a fundamental tenet of Judaism, the heart of who we are as Jews. To me, tzedakah is not a choice; it is a mitzvah, an obligation, that we should all fulfill. The root of the Hebrew word is tzedek, which means justice or … more

Samantha Bucco | 9/30/13

Moondance International Film Festival Premiere

Written and directed by Rabbi Moshe Mones (Paul Mones on Google and imdb.com) and produced by Mones and Darren Schwartz, this film, on the redemptive power of faith, parallels Mones’ own life. more

9/30/13

New York Style Icon Tziporah Salamon to Speak and Exhibit Archival Fashion Collection

PROVIDENCE – New York street style icon, stylist and model Tziporah Salamon will perform her one woman show, “The Fabric of My Life: A Sartorial Autobiography,” on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal St., … more

9/30/13

URI Hillel presents Academy Award nominated film

“In Darkness,” nominated for best foreign film for 2012, is based on a true story. Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the … more

9/30/13

Holocaust Education Resource Center of Rhode Island join forces with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island

For more than ten years, a committee of devoted individuals, led by Herb Stern and, more recently, Jeffrey Savit, president and CEO of the Jewish Alliance, have been working hard to build a very public Holocaust Memorial in Rhode Island. This … more

Michelle Chiccitelli | 9/30/13

The ‘accidental patient’

PROVIDENCE – Remember the old Monty Python sketches that included the tagline, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition”? Monty knew the truth: Bad things can sneak up on you, anytime and anywhere. more

Sara Masri | 9/12/13

Young Jewish women with breast or ovarian cancer have support

PROVIDENCE – Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain,” and the national Jewish response to breast cancer, will present a program on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 3 – 5 p.m., at Brown RISD Hillel, 80 Brown St., in Providence. more

9/12/13

It’s in the books

NEW YORK (JTA) – On her 96th birthday, Betty Rosenberg Perlov became a published children’s author, fulfilling a decades-long pursuit to write a book. The Sept. 1 release of “Rifka Takes a Bow” capped a lifetime of creative endeavors for … more

Penny Schwartz | 9/12/13

Grandparenthood is sweet by any name

PAWTUCKET – I noticed in a newspaper article that National Grandparents’ Day was Sept. 8. Of course, we have holidays for everything; after all, we have to get those greeting cards mailed. more

Miriam R. Plitt | 9/12/13

September events at EPOCH Assisted Living on the East Side

PROVIDENCE—The book club at EPOCH Assisted Living on the East Side, One Butler Ave., in Providence, will discuss Gunter Grass’ novel “Crabwalk” on Monday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. more

9/12/13