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On June 9, the Israel Task Force of the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island sponsored an interactive program titled “Can We Talk About Israel.” According to promotional material, the purpose of … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/21/15

A prophet in our midst

H. Philip West Jr., executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island from 1988 to 2006, is a prophet in our midst. Like such Biblical prophets as Amos or Isaiah or Jeremiah, West is not so much a “foreteller” … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 3/26/15

The complexities of the unsaid, the unspoken and the unsayable

In October 1964, Simon and Garfinkel’s “The Sound of Silence” appeared on their debut album, “Wednesday Morning, 3:00 A.M.” The song received little notice until it was … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 6/9/17

The complexities of meeting are well worth it

When Martin Buber wrote, in his classic book, “I and Thou” (“Ich und Du,” 1923), that “all real living is meeting,” little could he have envisaged the nuanced … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 10/9/21

Jerusalem! Jerusalem!

The psalmist sings: “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its cunning! Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 1/4/18

‘Cruel, only to be kind’

The 2012 Oscar-winning film “Life of Pi” is based on Yann Martel’s bestselling novel of the same name. Both the movie’s director, Ang Lee, and the screenwriter, David … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 11/8/18

Nancy Kirsch, editor extraordinaire

I have mixed feelings about Nancy Kirsch’s decision to resign from serving as this paper’s executive editor, a position she has held for the past four years. On the one hand, I am happy for her: She will now have well-earned time and mental … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 9/12/13

The beautiful, menacing, confusing propaganda of ‘Triumph of the Will’

On March 28, 1935, “Triumph of the Will” – directed, produced, edited and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl – was released. The film documents the 1934 Nazi Party Congress held … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 11/6/23

Darwin’s Jobian perspective

Rabbi Rosenberg has been away from his desk. He has requested that we reprint his well-received column from April 3, 2009, which appeared in what was then the Jewish Voice & Herald. Ever … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 6/3/22

Con smania, with passion

In the June 22 issue of The Jewish Voice, I reviewed “Road to Valor” (Crown, 2012), a celebration of the life of the world class Italian cyclist, Gino Bartoli (1914-2000). The … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 9/20/18