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PHDS fourth-graders collect food donations from their schoolmates at the PHDS Thanksgiving assembly on Nov. 22.

Students collect food for Kosher Pantry to celebrate Thanksgiving

To celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving, students in Grades 1-8 at the Providence Hebrew Day School attended an assembly organized by Jeffrey Stoloff, fourth-grade general studies teacher. … more

12/9/16

6 new Hanukkah kids’ books to help enlighten the holiday

JTA – From a new audio version of “Hanukkah Bear” – a holiday favorite by National Jewish Book Award winner Eric A. Kimmel – to a novel for young teens set during the … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 12/9/16

Remember last summer? [Photo gallery]

Campers from 2016 J-Camp participated in many electives including the newspaper group, led by Fran Ostendorf, editor of The Voice. Here are some samples of their writing and illustrating to prompts. … more

12/9/16

Bornstein Holocaust Education Center calls on nation to confront hate speech

Nov. 28, 2016 – The Bornstein Holocaust Education Center joins with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in being profoundly disturbed by the hateful rhetoric that occurred at a … more

12/9/16

Israeli ‘soldier for peace’ draws a crowd at Brown University

Risking your life, forfeiting your safety, and putting yourself through hell for a higher mission. These are all sacrifices we attribute to soldiers, and they are sacrifices that Yakir Englander … more

MICAH ROSEN | 12/9/16

Rabbi Jablow with Hillel students and the student speakers.

Bryant University announces plans to increase Jewish presence on campus

SMITHFIED, R.I. – Bryant University officials on Nov. 9 announced plans to expand Jewish educational and cultural opportunities for its current student body and prospective Jewish students. more

SAM SERBY | 12/9/16

Twelve Questions with Rabbi Steven Jablow

Q: Favorite Jewish food? A: Matzah for Pesach. Q: Favorite Jewish holiday? A: Pesach. Why? It is just so much work, which makes you appreciate it. Q: Favorite Jewish song? A: … more

12/9/16

Introducing the Voice’s ‘Q&A column’ and Rabbi Jablow

With this issue, The Jewish Voice is inaugurating a column designed to give insight into our community leaders. Rabbi Steven Jablow is the first Jewish leader featured in our “Q&A … more

Sam Serby | 12/9/16

New Hanukkah stamp features a hanukkiah

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new Hanukkah stamp for 2016. It depicts a hanukkiah (a menorah for Hanukkah) in a window through which one can see snow-covered branches. In … more

LARRY KATZ | 12/9/16

9 things you didn’t know about Hanukkah

(MyJewishLearning via JTA) – Hanukkah, which starts at sundown on Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve – is among the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays in the United States. But that … more

Julie Wiener | 12/9/16