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Yemenite mother and her two children at a JDC transit camp in the 1950s

Jewish agency’s secret rescue of Yemenite Jews dovetails with local event

Every year at Passover we gather around a table for our seders and talk about the Jewish exodus from Egypt thousands of years ago. We discuss the leader, Moses, who rallied the Jews and led them out … more

HILLARY SCHULMAN | 4/15/16

Discussion, studies, images, stories suggest media bias against Israel

PROVIDENCE – Gary Kenzer, executive director of the North American office of media watchdog Honest Reporting, discussed mass media’s depictions of – and bias against - Israel during … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 4/15/16

Sunday film series back for a fifth year

The fifth annual Sunday film series at Temple Habonim features three award-winning films. All will be shown at the temple, 165 New Meadow Road in Barrington. Sunday, May 1 at 3 p.m., … more

4/15/16

Grant money for Holocaust education

Educators are invited to apply for a grant from the Henry and Pepi Silverstein Memorial Endowment Fund of up to $500 for any program or project that will allow them to become more effective in … more

4/15/16

Marcia Kaunfer with Rosh Hodesh committee members Judy Levitt, Judy Robbins, Sherry Cohen and Kit Haspel. Not pictured: Maybeth Lichaa, chair, Cheryl Greenfeld Teverow, Toby London, Marcia Hirsch and Barbara Sheer.

The life of Miriam examined at Rosh Hodesh program

We all know the biblical Miriam as the woman dancing with the timbrel, but what can we learn from her? This is the question Marcia Kaunfer posed at the Women’s Alliance Spring Rosh Hodesh … more

HILLARY SCHULMAN | 4/15/16

Preparing for Passover [Photo gallery]

Old and young alike kicked off the season with celebration. Rabbi Yehoshua Laufer and the David C. Isenberg Family Early Childhood Center students made matzot, left. Seniors … more

4/15/16

Raising a tent and bridging cultures at Torat Yisrael

EAST GREENWICH – There was a lot of activity at Temple Torat Yisrael on Sunday as the greater community built “Abraham’s Tent.” The event was a shared celebration between … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 4/15/16

JFS helps people celebrate Passover

Every year, Jewish Family Service’s Moes Chitim (Money for Wheat) campaign helps people have a more meaningful holiday by distributing funds to be used to purchase food for Passover. The funds … more

4/13/16

Congressional Art Competition 2015 Winner from Rhode Island – Nature’s Elegance by Kalyn Carley.

Cicilline accepting congressional art competition submissions

Rep. David N. Cicilline’s office is now accepting submissions for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. “I’m proud to be … more

4/13/16

Incidents of anti-Semitism at area campuses spark outpouring of support

March brought national attention to two Rhode Island college campuses for a spate of anti-Semitic incidents. In the early morning hours on March 18, vandals scrawled graffiti described by Brown … more

BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF | 4/13/16