Sunday, October 14, 2018
Mazel Tov – Brayden Adler-Maranhao celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on Sept. 2, 2018 at Temple Beth David in Narragansett. Brayden is the son of Jason Maranhao and Dori Adler and brother to Livia. …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
50th ANNIVERSARY – Micki and Bob Silverman, of Warwick, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary in a pavilion suite at a Red Sox game with children and grandchildren. They are pictured here …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
CRUISING – Members of the Touro Fraternal Association on the Norwegian Escape during a cruise to Maine and Canada the last week of June.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
QUESTION: How long does formaldehyde really preserve the body? R.P., Macon, Georgia Dear R.P., Formaldehyde is actually a gas. In embalming, a formalin solution is used …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
It was that time of year again, that interval between Yom Kippur and Sukkot. The first harvest of Italian prune plums had appeared in the market – it was time to find the plum tart recipe …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Robert Alan Dickstein died Sept. 16. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of the late Solomon and Lenore (Felcher) Dickstein. After moving frequently as a …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
KOKOMO, IND. – Rosalie T. Edelstein died on Sept. 30 in Kokomo, Indiana. She was born on May 7, 1939, in Providence to the late Morris and Esther Kuperman …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
CRANSTON, R.I. – Linda Elman died Sept. 22 at Kent Hospital. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Arthur and Helene (Abrams) Elman, she was a longtime resident of Cranston, returning to …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – Susan Gara died Sept. 25 at St. Elizabeth Green Houses. Born in La Paz, Bolivia, a daughter of the late Hans and Annemarie (Prister) Schein, she had lived in …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Mildred Handel died on Oct. 6. She was the wife of the late Beatrice Kelich; they were together for 50 years. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
CRANSTON, R.I. – Jane Lefohn died Sept. 30 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Max Lefohn. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late William …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ruth (Matzner) Samdperil died Oct. 8 at her home in Providence. Ruth was the wife of the late Charles Samdperil. They were married for 54 years. Born and raised in …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Professor Mark B. Schupack died Sept. 27. He was born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1931 the son of the late Edward Schupack and Betty (Saltzman) Chesley. He was the husband …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
CRANSTON, R.I. – Lillian Weinberg died Oct. 4 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Weinberg. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Isadore and Ida (Beck) …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – Aaron Wold died in his home on Oct. 3. He was born and educated in Brooklyn, New York, earning a Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1952. In 1963 he …
Sunday, October 14, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ellin Reichart Zeisler died on Sept. 27, in Providence. She was pre-deceased, by many years, by her husband, John Thorsch Bloomfield Zeisler. She leaves her daughter …
Friday, October 12, 2018
PROVIDENCE – In recognition of Armenian Independence Day (Sept. 21), the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center partnered with The Genocide Education Project to present the film …
Friday, October 12, 2018
PROVIDENCE – On Sept. 27, the board of directors of Jewish Collaborative Services (JCS) unanimously named Erin Minior as the president and chief executive officer of JCS. JCS, the …
Friday, October 12, 2018
In 1980, my parents sent me to Israel with Camp Ramah for six weeks. As a 17-year-old, I never gave any thought as to the feelings my parents experienced sending their eldest child away for that …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Sam Nelson is a man of many talents, and at age 99, his creative spirit remains strong. Once owner of the Nelson Rack Company, in Providence, a manufacturer for the jewelry plating industry, Nelson …
Friday, October 12, 2018
I recently asked my newly married nephew, Moshe Raskin, about what his Bar Mitzvah meant to him. Moshe said, “The Bar Mitzvah is the first step of independence in being an …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Giving gifts is as much about the giver as it is the recipient. But when it comes to gifting for a 13 year old, it’s sometimes hard to find a way to forge what can seem like a big divide. …
Friday, October 12, 2018
BY LARRY KESSLER The Bar Mitzvah has evolved in 53 years, but the more it’s changed – and it has, big time – the more it’s stayed the same. Back in those ancient …
Friday, October 12, 2018
My wife, Sharon, and I had our B’nai Mitzvah a couple of years apart in the mid-1980s at Temple Am David in Warwick. We think back to our special days with warm memories. Like most …
Friday, October 12, 2018
(The Nosher via JTA) – This recipe sounds complicated but is actually very simple. Using store-bought babka will make this Babka French Toast Loaf as easy as 1-2-3, but if you happen to …
Friday, October 12, 2018
(The Nosher via JTA) – For the first five years of my life, we lived in the apartment next door to my grandparents. I may have only been a toddler, but I still have vivid memories of being …
Friday, October 12, 2018
(The Nosher via JTA) – Here’s a comforting yet elevated Shabbat dish from chef Yehuda Sichel of Abe Fisher. Cholent Pot Pie Ingredients 1 cup pearled barley 1 cup …
Friday, October 12, 2018
AMSTERDAM (JTA) – The Dutch Foreign Ministry reprimanded a diplomat who overstepped his authority to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust and deprived him of royal honors, new research …
Friday, October 12, 2018
BY HILARY SALK This is the third article in a series leading up to the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. As Nov. 9 approaches and I continue to have an opportunity to write about the 80th …
Friday, October 12, 2018
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s Cabinet approved a plan to bring some 1,000 Ethiopian Falash Mura who have children living in Israel to the country. The plan approved on Oct. 7 was …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Most of my columns have focused on my Israel-related experiences. Last year, however, I wrote about how Israel served as a springboard to participate in an incredible trip to China, where I led a …
Friday, October 12, 2018
JTA – The American Jewish University in Los Angeles is stopping its undergraduate admissions and phasing out its undergraduate curriculum. The university, which has about 70 …
Friday, October 12, 2018
JuSt hours before the setting of the sun ushered in the Jewish New Year of 5779, the online English edition of Haaretz, a leading Israeli newspaper, published a major article with a …
Friday, October 12, 2018
We’re now on the other side of the High Holy Days, and we are starting to settle back into our normal routines again. However you celebrate, you’ve had at least a day or two, or many …
Friday, October 12, 2018
On Sunday, Nov. 4, Jewish women from around southern New England will gather for a day of study, dialogue and reflection at the annual “Tichyeh Schochet Memorial Conference for …
Friday, October 12, 2018
“I’m really sorry; I regret having done that. I promise I won’t do it again. I know, however, that I’m apt to forget that promise. I might need a reminder, so I’ll …
Friday, October 12, 2018
One of the most poignant concerns expressed by pre-adoptive parents is the fear that their own parents will not accept the child they adopt. Sometimes grandparents make no …
Friday, October 12, 2018
In 1979, 28-year-old Alan Shatter was elected to the Dublin City Council as a Fine Gael (“Tribe of the Irish”) candidate. Shatter was the only member of Ireland’s Jewish …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Four Rhode Island congregations will observe a Refugee Shabbat on Oct. 19-20. Temple Beth-El, Temple Emanu-El, Temple Habonim and Temple Sinai are part of the HIAS Welcome …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Of all the cross-cultural encounters that have resulted in the richness of American popular music, none has been so prominent or so fraught with fraternity and conflict as the relationships …
Friday, October 12, 2018
Members of the Aquidneck Island Jewish community (Newport Havurah, Temple Shalom and Touro Synagogue) recently prepared shopping bags for its annual community High Holy Day food …
Friday, October 12, 2018
On Sept. 19, members of (401)j gathered at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence to break the fast. Pictured are: Back row (left to right): Jeremy Poster (board …
Friday, October 12, 2018
As part of an evening celebrating people who have acted as bridges to link diverse communities, Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin of Temple Emanu-El in Providence received a lifetime achievement award on Oct. 4 from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Franklin was singled out by the council for his “more than three decades of service as a faith leader, educator and advocate for civic dialogues.” Council board chair Touba Ghadessi said in giving him the award: “We will find common ground” through such work.
Friday, October 12, 2018
What do four strangers, three faiths and social media have in common? Mohammed Al Samawi. Who is he and what is his story? You can find out on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. as the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island hosts Al Samawi at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence. Come hear Al Samawi talk about his incredible journey from hatred to tolerance at the 2019 Annual Campaign event, co-chaired by Marisa Garber and Dan Gamm. Al Samawi’s book, “The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America” will soon be made into a major motion picture by “La-La Land” producer Marc Platt.
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