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Scenes from the May 5 community Yom HaShoah commemoration at Temple Emanu-El.

PROVIDENCE – On Sunday, May 5, the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center (SBHEC) held its 40th annual community Yom HaShoah commemoration service at Temple Emanu-El. The event opened with … more

GIOVANNA WISEMAN | 5/10/24

The teens performed for the Rhode Island community on their last night in Providence and gathered to show their support for the hostages in Gaza at another event.

Fostering Cultural Connections: HaZamir Jerusalem and Providence

In a remarkable display of cultural exchange and unity, teens from HaZamir Jerusalem and HaZamir Providence recently embarked on a transformative cultural experience, fostering strong bonds of … more

ELIHAY SKITAL | 5/10/24

If we all help, there is hope for our planet

In honor of Earth Day and Passover, Jewish Rhode Island is sharing the following D’var Torah, which was given in Temple Emanu-El’s Minyan Chadash service. I want to start today with … more

JOANNA D. BROWN | 5/10/24

A moral dilemma I hope no American has to face

My first husband, Dr. Joseph Stanley Rabianski, was born in Chicago to Polish Catholic parents. We lived in Georgia, and I taught at Georgia State University, and what was then, in the … more

5/10/24

Tigersharks win in Florida

Nine JCC Tigershark swimmers competed in the 2024 Boys & Girls Club Nationals, April 12-14, in St. Petersburg, Florida. All nine swimmers posted season best times and six swimmers made it to the … more

5/10/24

Tennis star announces retirement

(JTA) — Jewish tennis player Diego Schwartzman announced Sunday that he will retire from professional tennis after his hometown Argentina Open in February 2025. The 31-year-old Argentine … more

5/10/24

When it comes to sports, I excel at … attendance

My athletic fate was probably sealed by 1955, when I turned 7. At summer camp in Los Angeles, I received two awards: “Excellence in Checkers” and “Excellent Conduct on the … more

GEORGE M. GOODWIN, | 5/10/24

Rachel Linsky will show you the moves to join in a klezmer dance party at Jewish Culture Fest

Rachel Linsky is a Boston-based dancer, choreographer and educator. Her work draws from contemporary dance, her Jewish upbringing and history, and Yiddish folk dance traditions. … more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 5/10/24

Britney Coleman as Bobbie in the North American Tour of “Company,” playing at Providence Performing Arts Center through April 28.

Theater Review: Touring ‘Company’ at PPAC

PROVIDENCE – Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim redefined the Broadway musical form by being at once intelligent and heartfelt, melodic and musically enigmatic, traditional and highly unconventional. For many in the audience, Sondheim’s challenging, … more

BOB ABELMAN | 4/25/24

Multimedia genocide-awareness program to be held at RIC

“Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts , ” a multidisciplinary program of music, art, spoken word and dances from four cultures that have faced genocide, will be presented on April 28 at Rhode Island College. Judith Lynn Stillman, Rhode Island College’s artist-in-residence, is the artistic director, pianist, and curator of the program, which takes place during Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. … more

LEV POPLOW | 4/18/24