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 …
Balancing the past with the future during these Days of Awe
A cartoon that once appeared in the New Yorker pictures a man saying to his therapist, “But I love the past, I grew up there!” How true that is. Let’s face it, as Rhode …
The power and danger of ‘because’
Torah tales affirm that we all count
Getting lost might be just what we need
The joy of gathering together
It is remarkable how seemingly disparate groups can blend together in some situations. I attended a couple of family events recently that really made me realize how magical this blending can be. …
New England summers aren’t what they used to be
Respect every Jewish journey
Let’s fight hate together
Community journalism is more important than ever
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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