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‘Rabin in His Own Words’ at Temple Habonim

The Sunday Film Series at Temple Habonim concludes with “Rabin in His Own Words” on May 22. This is the dramatic life story of Yitzhak Rabin 20 years after his assassination, told … more

5/12/16

6 ways Israel counts its blessings

TEL AVIV (JTA) – When Israel entered its 1948 War of Independence, the coastal city of Rishon Lezion was a hardscrabble farming settlement with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. As waves of … more

Ben Sales | 5/12/16

StandWithUs RI Board President Jeff Gladstone, Executive Director Bracha Stuart, Ilana and Itai.

Giving a human face to the IDF uniform

The StandWithUs Israeli Soldiers Tour came to Rhode Island on April 15. This innovative program features reserve-duty Israeli college students who talk about their lives as ordinary Israeli citizens, … more

BRACHA STUART | 5/12/16

Come on in – the water’s great – say Victoria Breda and Doug Immel, new staff members to the aquatics department at the Dwares JCC.

New aquatics staff at JCC getting their feet wet

The Aquatics department of the Dwares Jewish Community Center, in Providence, welcomed two new staff members earlier this year. Doug Immel became the new aquatics director at the … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 5/12/16

Repairing Rhode Island

This year, the eighth annual Interfaith Poverty Conference on May 11 focused on inspiring tikkun olam. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, the conference opened with … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 5/12/16

Elizabeth and M. Charles Bakst at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

Time travel in Israel

On a recent trip to Israel, I knew where I wanted to go first: 56 years into my past. At age 16, on a Young Judaea summer tour, I attended the Aug. 3, 1960, dedication of the Hadassah Medical … more

M. CHARLES BAKST | 5/12/16

Time travel in Israel

M. Charles Bakst | 5/12/16

JCDS teacher wins Jewish education award

Andrea Katzman of the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) has earned this year’s Lea Eliash/Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. Normally awarded every other year by the Jewish … more

LARRY KATZ | 4/28/16

Strategies to increase appetite and healthy eating for seniors

We have all heard that good nutrition leads to good health. As we age, good nutrition is essential if we want to reduce the risk of chronic health issues and have the energy to remain active. … more

PATRICIA HARWOOD | 4/28/16

Romania expected to pass Holocaust restitution bill

JTA — Legislation that will make it easier for Holocaust survivors to press restitution claims is expected to pass in Romania’s parliament next week. Lawmakers said on April 26 that … more

4/28/16