Keyword: Israel

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Keynote speaker Amy Greenwald, professor of Computer Science at Brown University, addresses the conference.

RIIC conference takes a deep dive into AI

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Israel Collaborative (RIIC), with Brown University’s Applied Mathematics and Computer Science departments, on Jan. 24 held its first conference on the … more

SETH CHITWOOD | 2/3/23

The gorgeous interior of B’nai Israel in Woonsocket.

Zoom presentation to explore Woonsocket’s stunning temple

George M. Goodwin will give a free, illustrated Zoom talk, “Woonsocket’s Gorgeous but Little-Known Synagogue,” for members and guests of the Rhode Island Historical Society on … more

2/3/23

Now is the time to apply for grants for trips to Israel

Applications for grants for Rhode Islanders and nearby Bay Staters to travel to Israel, as well as for RootOne vouchers for eligible teen summer trips to Israel, are now being accepted. Visiting … more

2/3/23

Dance like they do at camp

Do you like to dance? Do you like to work out? Then try a new class at the Dwares JCC representing: “ISRAELI SUMMER CAMP DANCING”! Join us every Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the gym to dance to … more

2/3/23

Elihay Skital makes his soup at URI Hillel during an activity.

A soul-warming soup from Yemen

My grandmother was such a powerful woman. I wrote this article in her memory, and for the memories she gave me and my family. Both of my grandmas made aliyah to Israel from Yemen in the 1950s, one … more

ELIHAY SKITAL | 2/3/23

What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel

(JTA) – Eric Alterman, born in 1960, says the view of Israel he absorbed growing up in a Jewish family in suburban Scarsdale, New York, was decidedly … more

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL | 2/3/23

R.I.’s shaliach is making connections throughout the Jewish diaspora

At age 23, Elihay Skital already has a wide range of interests. He loves to sing. He loves working with kids. He is fluent in Hebrew and English, and he’s learning Spanish. He loves to cook – give him any excuse, and he’ll fry up bimuelos (fritters), with a side of sour cream. This is one reason Skital has embraced his new role as Rhode Island’s shaliach, or emissary, from Israel:… more

ROBERT ISENBERG | 2/3/23

Israeli emissary to offer Druze point of view at Feb. 6 JCC program

More Druze have died fighting for Israel, proportionally, than any other ethnic group in Israel. Find out why the Druze community is so loyal to Israel when Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh speaks at the Dwares Jewish Community Center on Monday evening, Feb. 6. As an Israeli Druze woman, Kamal-Mreeh will discuss Israeli society from her point of view. more

LARRY KATZ | 1/18/23

TV, film shine light on religious spectrum in Israel

Israeli films and television series shed light on the numerous ways in which Israelis act out their Jewishness. After many decades of distinctly secular Israeli cinema, in recent years a broad … more

12/14/22

Program to explore buried Jerusalem and its implications aboveground

Excavations in Israel can elicit protests and even lead to threats of war. I recall a time, decades ago, when I went to visit an American cousin who was spending the summer … more

LARRY KATZ | 12/2/22