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Temple Habonim class explores ‘Judaism and Otherness’

"Judaism and Otherness" is the next adult education class at Temple Habonim in Barrington. It will meet on Zoom from 7-8:30 p.m. on June 1, 8, 15 and 22. The American Jewish experience has been … more

5/9/21

One of the Holocaust Through the Arts Zoom presentations.

Holocaust Through the Arts screens the powerful film ‘The Windermere Children’

If this were a normal year, the third week of April would have seen a couple thousand Rhode Island middle and high school students come together over two days at the Showcase Theater in Warwick for … more

LEV POPLOW | 5/9/21

Animals provide a boost to Tamarisk residents

We love our pets! And they can help us heal, too. It’s been documented that pets often offer therapeutic benefits to those around them. Specially trained therapy pets can provide directed … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 5/9/21

Executive Director Rebecca Baylies with a dwarf hamster in the small animals wing of the shelter.

With dogged determination, PARL is keeping animals safe during pandemic

Rebecca Baylies was thrilled to join the Providence Animal Rescue League team as its executive director on March 1, 2020. But she was immediately met with immense challenges from the COVID-19 … more

HANNAH ALTMAN | 5/9/21

Denny is the granddog of Esta Avedisian of Cranston. He is a retired bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois K9.

Our Annual Showcase of Pets

Jewish Rhode Island readers love their pets! Every year, we ask our readers to submit their favorite photos, and this year we received more photos than ever. Our pets became our faithful companions during a year when we spent so much time at home. Here is the gallery of reader-submitted photos. more

5/9/21

HopeHealth earns national Jewish hospice accreditation

HopeHealth recently achieved accreditation from the National Institute for Jewish Hospice (NIJH) for its commitment to providing culturally sensitive care to Jewish hospice patients and their … more

5/9/21

My son was at the Mount Meron disaster

JTA – On Thursday evening, as I was just about to close my computer, I saw the news alert from The New York Times: “Breaking News: At least 15 people are dead and dozens are injured after … more

RABBI ROBYN FRISCH | 5/9/21

Memorial Day Memories of a World War II hero

When Sam Cohen graduated from high school in 1942, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. Since childhood, his passion had been building model airplanes out of balsa wood. In a few years, he … more

HELEN KAGAN | 5/9/21

New peace institute

(JTA) – Jared Kushner has launched an institute to promote his major accomplishment when he advised his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump: the normalization agreements between Israel … more

5/9/21

Longtime radio journalist Walter Bingham sits in his office behind a wall filled with memorabilia, including a telegram regarding an award he won from the United Kingdom's King George VI.

Walter Bingham is the world’s oldest journalist

JERUSALEM (JTA) – When Walter Bingham moved to Israel following a long career as a host on British radio, he applied for a job at Kol Israel, one of the country’s leading … more

SAM SOKOL | 5/9/21