It’s our shared responsibility to fight hate
Our state’s motto is simply “Hope.” For many right now, feelings of hope may feel distant and difficult to achieve. But we must remember, we all have a responsibility to one …
A plan to create a stronger Jewish community
In December 2019 I sat in a Newport living room with more than 25 members of our community, and I listened. The group was diverse in age, diverse in denomination, and diverse in politics and …
Birdland: a partnership
The Shabbat where Parashat Beshallach is read is commonly referred to by a special name, Shabbat Shira (the Sabbath of Song). On this Shabbat, the reading contains the song the Israelites sang when …
Parashat Vayechi: Everything in a name
The inherent theme of Hanukkah resonates even more strongly today
Komemiyut and its meaning for Israel
Winter ramblings
Some months , writing this column comes easily. Other times, it doesn’t. As I sat down to write this column, I felt very stuck. I make it a habit not to comment on the politics of the day. That …
Grateful to avoid the pressure of resolutions
Light in the cold darkness
Thoughts and ramblings on voting this year
Can we agree to come together as a strong community?
There’s more to Columbus than meets the eye
Did you know that a pigeon is a dove and that the word “columbus” means just that in Latin, the bird that makes a cooing, melancholy melody over all the continents and builds …
Ups and downs of the ‘new normal’
In the summer of 2019, well before our lives were upended by the seemingly never-ending “new normal,” I wrote a column about how my wife and I were about to become empty-nesters. At that …
From generation to generation
Seventy years ago, David Charak Adelman saw his idea for a new organization become a reality. For many years, Adelman had been collecting “Rhode Island Americana” – printed …
Spring cleaning reveals old memories
Spring of 1951 revisited
The beautiful tea cups nobody wants
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