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Dr. David Kagan speaks on unification theory

Is physics one? That’s the topic for discussion when Temple Habonim member, Dr. David Kagan, a physicist and faculty member at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, speaks Jan. … more

1/5/17

Campers and counselors get together at the recent J-Camp reunion.

J-Camp reunion brings summer fun to December

During the summer, the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence is bustling with J-Camp kids and smiles. On Dec. 18, the fitness lobby was once again full of eager camp kids, ready for fun at the … more

ALEXIS KUTENPLON | 1/5/17

On Dec. 28, the menorah was lighted at the Rhode Island State House with Gov. Gina Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit in attendance, as well as other dignitaries, including the Consul General of Israel to New England Yehuda Yaakov.

Lighting the menorah at the Rhode Island State House [Photo gallery]

1/5/17

Ruth Horton reads at a story time during the Hope Street Stroll.

PJ Library gives kids their very own book club

Who doesn’t love a free book? Since 2005, PJ Library (PJ stands for pajamas) has provided families around the world with high-quality children’s books, music and other resources that foster Jewish learning and create a gateway for deeper engagement in Jewish life. Thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, in partnership with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, Jewish children in Rhode Island can participate at no charge – more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/5/17

Some of the contestants and winners in the contest.

Creativity is the winner in contest

Teens had an opportunity to win tickets to Israel in a contest sponsored by El Al Israel Airlines and the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Participants were asked to respond creatively to the … more

JEWISH VOICE STAFF | 1/5/17

Fire fighters trying to extinguish a wildfire, which broke out at the entrance to Nataf.

10 Israel news storylines that defined 2016

President Barack Obama sprang his much-anticipated “December surprise” on Israel at the United Nations, capping off 2016 with a bang as it relates to the Gregorian calendar year’s … more

JACOB KAMARAS/JNS.org | 1/5/17

Israelis open San Francisco’s only Kosher bakery

JTA – Three Israelis have opened the only Kosher retail bakery in San Francisco. Friends Isaac Yosef and Avi Edri, and head chef Yanni, held a soft opening for their bakery Taboon in the … more

12/23/16

Ask the director

Question: When paying a condolence (shiva) call, should I bring a gift or flowers to the family? P.C., Providence Dear P.C., Except for food for a meal of condolence, which … more

Michael D. Smith F.D./R.E., Shalom Memorial Chapel | 12/23/16

Adolf Burger, last of ‘Hitler’s counterfeiters,’ dies at 99

PRAGUE (JTA) – Adolf Burger, a Holocaust survivor who was forced by the Nazis to counterfeit British banknotes during World War II, has died in Prague at 99, his family said. Burger, a … more

12/23/16

Can you identify these menorahs?

At the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, our archive is not just papers and books. Our mission is to preserve and educate on all aspects of local Jewish history, and certainly this includes … more

JOSHUA JASPER | 12/23/16