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The Book of Ruth took center stage April 11, at the semi-annual Rosh Hodesh program sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Rosh Hodesh is a day for women to be together to enjoy …
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Jewish Rhode Island Staff
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5/2/19
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I met Rabbi Eliahu Klein and his wife, Cynthia Scheinberg, at Shabbat meals about a year and half ago, soon after they moved from Berkeley, California, to Providence, following Scheinberg’s …
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SHAI AFSAI
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7/3/20
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While much of our lives will be paused in the coming weeks, Hanukkah is a reminder that the Jewish community is strong and resilient, despite often trying circumstances. The candles we light on each …
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JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF
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12/3/20
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When Becca Bender arrived in Providence in 2018, the staff at the Rhode Island Historical Society was euphoric. In all its 196 years, RIHS had never employed a film archivist.
Watch to the end for historical footage of the Jewish Community Center.
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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10/12/21
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To attract new members, Temple Sinai in Cranston is offering a chance for people to get to know the congregation without dues for the rest of 2023.
“Joining a temple is not an automatic …
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9/3/23
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For the first time ever, Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts will participate in the Pies for Prevention Thanksgiving Bake Sale, which benefits Sharsheret’s Ovarian Cancer Program.
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11/6/23
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Can a slim 53-year-old Irish Catholic with a full head of hair convincingly portray a stocky 92-year-old balding Jew? If that seems improbable, add to the challenge an Austro-Hungarian dialect and a shaky tremor. If your answer is “highly …
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Irina Missiuro
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4/13/15
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Mention aging and the conversation can veer down two distinct paths – one of losses (poor or ailing health, financial concerns, uncertainty of role after retirement, decline of a peer group, family far away, moving from a cherished home) or one of …
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NICOLE JELLINEK, LICSW
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1/2/15
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I am writing this on the day before Thanksgiving, 2013. My mother’s life ended in March of 1994 – very close to 20 years ago – and to this day, her impression remains strikingly vivid. My mirror reflects some of her too – an alarming thought …
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Nicky Nichtern
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1/3/14
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When it comes to your finances, some birthdays are more important than others. Take this quiz to see if you can identify the ages that might trigger financial changes.
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BARBARA KENERSON
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9/1/16
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