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Back row, left to right, Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser, Jayson and Kimberly Kane, Cantor Wendy Siegel. Front, Zackary, Jacoby and EmmaLyn Kane.

Cranston family hears the call of Judaism, converts

The Jewish people are not known for aggressive efforts to spread the Jewish faith; most people who are Jewish were born Jewish. But what about those who Judaism speaks to later in … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 8/4/16

New England native joins Emanu-El community as rabbi

Providence has just gained a new multitalented resident: a rabbi who is also a performing arts lover and new mother. Rabbi Rachel Zerin, 29, has recently returned to New England to start her first … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 8/4/16

Sofer Neil Yerman as he first pores over and begins to evaluate the damage to the Torah.

Island congregation restores beloved Torah

In the early 1980s, a handful of Jewish residents of Block Island came together to realize a shared idea: to hold Sabbath and High Holy Day services. Initially, they met informally … more

GLORIA S. REDLICH | 8/4/16

Fun at J-Camp [Photo gallery]

Campers in the newspaper group at summer J-Camp recorded some of the daily activities at camp. Above, they caught the Israel culture group. At right, the therapy dog paid a visit. And they found some … more

8/4/16

Holocaust education, anti-BDS legislation among year’s legislative wins

The continuous ringing of bells was heard throughout the Statehouse on Jan. 5 to signal the opening of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s legislative session. Legislators began formulating … more

MARTY COOPER | 8/4/16

WBCJC holds second annual Shabbat Under the Stars

On Friday evening, June 24, the West Bay Community Jewish Center (WBCJC) celebrated its second annual Shabbat Under the Stars at Tamarisk Assisted Living in Warwick. The weather was picture perfect, … more

6/26/16

Amudim Awards Dinner

Rabbi Yechezkel Yudkowsky, second from left, received the Providence Hebrew Day School Amudim Award, along with his wife Shiffy, at a dinner on June 8. Yudkowsky is a teacher at the school, rabbi of … more

6/24/16

Congregation Beth David presents ‘An Evening with Peter Yarrow’

Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary), singer, songwriter, social and political activist, will appear at Aqua Blue in Narragansett at a benefit concert for Congregation Beth David on July … more

6/24/16

NEAT, PHDS graduate

On Tuesday June 14, the New England Academy of Torah (NEAT) held its senior graduation. Zahava Rubin (Hartford, Connecticut), Minya Schochet (Providence), and Aviva Shooman (Sharon, … more

6/24/16

Brooke German joins JDC young adult board

This year, for the first time in its history, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the global Jewish humanitarian group and a partner of Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, … more

6/24/16