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Judge rules Touro Synagogue belongs to current worshipers

JTA — A federal judge on May 16 granted control of the country’s oldest synagogue to the Rhode Island congregation that worships there and not the building’s New York-based founding … more

5/27/16

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 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

Rome road race to commemorate the Holocaust

ROME (JTA) – A road race passing sites of Holocaust and Jewish remembrance in Rome will highlight events in Italy marking International Holocaust Memorial Day. The “Run for … more

1/20/17

Delving deeper into Jewish history

Study is a central practice in Judaism, and in many ways there has never been a better time to approach Jewish texts and traditions. Yeshivas have expanded, online resources abound, and many … more

JOHN LANDRY | 3/2/17

Butler Hospital doctor at forefront ‘in the war on Alzheimer’s’

“A tsunami of Alzheimer’s” is occurring across the world today, Dr. Stephen Salloway told the audience packed into the Sopkin Auditorium during The Miriam Hospital Women’s … more

BARBARA HOROVITZ BROWN | 11/9/17

Knowing your risk factors could save your life

Researching your family’s genealogy has become very popular in recent years and people are now ordering DNA kits to find out their ancestral background. But when it comes to finding out whether … more

CAROL ANN DONNELLY | 1/4/18

Ask the director

Question: What is the difference between a eulogy, an elegy and an epitaph? I know all three terms are funeral-related somehow. A.B. New Bedford Dear A.B., That is an … more

By Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel | 4/8/18

Movie about a ‘Righteous’ Japanese diplomat to be shown at JCC

The biographical movie “Persona Non Grata,” about a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, will be shown at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community … more

3/11/19

Two of the many offerings at the Creative Hands Art Sale.

Creative Hands Art Sale celebrates five years at Temple Emanu-El on Nov. 3

Ever since God commissioned Bezalel to build the Tabernacle in biblical times, art has played an important role in Judaism. The value of “hiddur mitzvah” (beautification of the … more

MAJORIE PELCOVITS | 10/31/19