Are you going to participate in the Jewish community reading program? This new initiative encourages members of the greater Rhode Island Jewish community to read a single book of his/her choice in …
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LARRY KATZ
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10/28/16
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Gratitude. That’s the word I most often associate with the holiday of Sukkot , and this year there was something else, something enormous, to be thankful for: After seven years of …
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NOEL RUBINTON
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10/28/16
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A recreational pickleball league is making its debut at the Dwares Jewish Community Center’s fitness center this winter.
Pickleball is a relatively new sport that combines elements of …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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10/28/16
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In 1938, a young, successful British stockbroker decided to take a ski vacation in Switzerland. Then, he got diverted. He went to Prague instead, set up an office at the dining room table in his …
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LINDA SHAMOON
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10/28/16
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If you missed the first couple of years of this annual event, you don’t want to miss out again. The Great Rhode Island Challah Bake is back for a third year. As with each year, the promise is for an amazing event, according to organizers.
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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10/28/16
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Rhode Islanders Samantha Levin-Kent and Daniel Freeman are thrilled that they’ll be among those representing the United States in the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish equivalent of the Olympics, in …
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ARIEL BROTHMAN
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10/13/16
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JTA – October marks the beginning of a new year, a time of fresh starts and second chances – and playoff baseball, the climax of a summer of (we still insist) American Jewry’s …
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JTA STAFF
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10/13/16
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If you had asked me when I started this journey where I thought I’d be eight months later, I would never have guessed here.
Since embarking on this commitment to fitness, I …
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KARA MARZIALI
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10/13/16
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I had a dilemma. My second day in Havana was fast approaching and I was getting anxious. Thursday was the 12th anniversary of my father’s yahrtzeit and I had no idea where I would say Kaddish …
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STANLEY WACHTENHEIM
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10/13/16
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Brown RISD Hillel is excited to announce the inaugural exhibition of the updated and expanded collection of “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland” from the …
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10/13/16
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