Hillel at the University of Rhode Island is hosting a series of events from March 30 to April 4 in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Week. All events are open to the public. Jaclyn Rubin, a second-year student from No. Brunswick, N.J., is the …
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3/27/14
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Hanukkah has always been my favorite Jewish holiday and no, not because of the presents, but because my family makes it a point to set aside time to be together each night. Singing the Hanukkah blessings, lighting the menorah, and singing songs has …
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Elanah Chassen
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12/19/13
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The World Series is scheduled to end on Nov. 1. Since we do not want anyone to suffer baseball withdrawal pains by going cold turkey, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is extending the …
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LARRY KATZ
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9/25/17
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“It’s a terrible, terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country … and something has to be done. …. There must be no tolerance for anti-Semitism in …
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11/8/18
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Jeffrey Savit, a longtime champion of Jewish day school education in Providence and Boston, will be honored with the Amudim Award at the Providence Hebrew Day School’s 72nd annual awards dinner, on June 16 at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center.
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RUCHAMA SZENDRO
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5/14/19
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Passover has always been my favorite holiday, and an important one for my family. In these uncertain times, and with the reality of seders-in-isolation, I’ve been reminiscing a lot about …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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4/5/20
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(JTA) – I was born in Jerusalem, a city that is the pinnacle of multifaith expression. Yet instead of growing up with a sense of coexistence, I was surrounded by segregation both politically …
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HADAR COHEN
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10/9/21
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This article first appeared on Kveller.
On the day when the shooting happens, I finally unlock what some say is the most vital part of the American dream. My husband and I have a house in the …
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LIOR ZALTZMAN
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6/3/22
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In October, everything seems to be shades of pink, to raise breast cancer awareness. The amount of pink can be overwhelming.
You turn on the news and hear stories of celebrities who valiantly …
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SARA MASRI
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10/7/22
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CRANSTON – Michael D. Smith, a member of the Touro Fraternal Association’s Board of Directors for the past 35 years, was honored as the association’s Man of the Year at a dinner …
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10/5/23
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