Michael Smith, and his son Adam, and his granddaughter Ariana, have taken to heart the Jewish tradition of charitable giving.
Jewish Collaborative Services recently honored the Smith family with …
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LARRY BERMAN
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3/1/24
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Bob Abelman, an award-winning former theater critic for the Austin Chronicle and Cleveland Jewish News, is now writing reviews of the Providence Performing Arts Center’s Broadway and Encore …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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3/1/24
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When spring arrives, the urge to get outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures is natural. Maybe it even inspires thoughts of a new project, such as planting tiny seeds in hopes of a bountiful …
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KENDRA DOE-MODE
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3/1/24
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a left-winger, but often he is right. However, about Gaza he is very wrong – as are most of my liberal friends. They blame Israel for genocide. …
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GARY LEIB
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3/1/24
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If you would like to better understand why young Jews are becoming alienated from Israel, and even from the mainstream Jewish community, watch “Israelism,” a documentary released last …
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NINA TANNENWALD
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3/1/24
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On our last night in Israel, the participants in the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Israel Solidarity Mission were in Hostages Square, speaking to the friends and family members of …
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E. LYDIA FASCIA WONG
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3/1/24
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(JTA) — Five Israeli groups supporting Israelis held hostage in Gaza and their families will receive the 2024 Genesis Prize, the $1 million award known as the “Jewish Nobel.”
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Letters to the editor
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3/1/24
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Having always loved bookstores, I can’t imagine a world without them. Surely my chairmanship of Temple Beth-El’s splendid Braude Library would already have come to an end! So much for …
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GEORGE M. GOODWIN
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3/1/24
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Prof. Benny Bar-Lavi has only lived in Providence since last summer, but he is already a busy man. A course he co-taught at Providence College, “Jews and Christians in Dialogue,” was …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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3/1/24
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Good company, live music, dancing and lunch. Guests of the Kosher Senior Cafe had it all Feb. 9 at the Sweetheart Dance sponsored by Jewish Collaborative Services and the Jewish Alliance of Greater …
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2/14/24
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