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From farm to seder table: locally grown matzah on the rise

JTA– In their small farmhouse bakery in Vermont, Doug Freilich and Julie Sperling work round the clock producing matzah in the period preceding Passover – a matzah that feels ancient and modern at once. Using a mix of grain they grow on … more

Talia Lavin | 3/27/14

The Yellow Sweater

65 years ago, Libby Abramson knit a yellow sweater and hat for her and Dr. Harry Abramson’s first child to wear on the way home from the hospital after she was born. Two years later, their second born daughter wore the same sweater and four years … more

Amy Abramson-Denhoff | 12/19/13

Home Sweet Home jumpstarts Women’s Alliance Annual Campaign

Two dozen women gathered at the home of Mitzi Berkelhammer on Sept.12 for a “special edition” Lion of Judah Home Sweet Home event to hear about programs sponsored by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and to make their commitment to the … more

Trine Lustig | 9/30/13

Key retirement and tax numbers for 2017

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service announces cost-of-living adjustments that affect contribution limits for retirement plans, thresholds for deductions and credits, and standard deduction and … more

BARBARA KENERSON | 1/20/17

Congregation Agudas Achim Hosts Open House

Are you interested in learning more about options for Jewish culture, life, and education in the Attleboro area? Congregation Agudas Achim invites you to stop by during its annual Open House on … more

8/10/17

Captain to make history as R.I. Army National Guard’s first Jewish chaplain

Capt. Aaron Rozovsky, 31, who has just been appointed the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s first Jewish chaplain in its 380-year history, has deep Ocean State roots. Despite … more

LARRY KESSLER | 1/4/18

For Rabbi Yossi Laufer, it’s all about L’Chaim

Rabbi Yossi Laufer grew up in the East Side of Providence, the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer, who still serves at Chabad of Providence/Chabad of Rhode Island, on Hope Street. Laufer … more

SAM SERBY | 2/15/18

‘Eavesdropping in Oberammergau’

Local author Hilary Salk at Books on the Square recently, with a good turnout for her discussion of her book, “Eavesdropping in Oberammergau,” a novel set in the German town that performs … more

4/8/18

Jewish, feminist themes explored in new play about Greta Garbo

A new musical, “Coming Attraction,” a semi-fictionalized look at the working relationship between actress Greta Garbo and her photographer, Ruth Harriet Louise, née Goldstein, will … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 1/10/19

Bristol Warren moves school start to Sept. 8

Five months after the Jewish Alliance first reached out to the Bristol Warren Regional School District about a conflict with the start of school and the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the district has moved the date to Sept. 8.

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EMMA NEWBERY | 7/19/21