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‘Remembrance & Creativity’ celebrates SBHEC Double Chai anniversary

In Terezin , a Nazi camp where 33,000 people perished, imprisoned musicians and artists created a remarkable cultural community that persevered against all odds. Renowned violist Mark Ludwig, Boston … more

GIOVANNA WISEMAN | 9/6/24

Rita Slom, right, said the motzi, here with Sue Mayes.

Books on the Beach raises funds for Hadassah Rehab Center

MIDDLETOWN – Over 170 Hadassah members and friends turned out for this year’s Books on the Beach fundraising event, which featured authors Jennifer Rosner and Allegra Goodman. The … more

CYNTHIA BENJAMIN | 9/6/24

Synagogues gear up for the High Holy Days

Summer is winding down, and we are gearing up for the High Holy Days. Our thoughts turn to the start of school and the bright promise of the Jewish New Year! Jewish Rhode Island does not list … more

JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF | 9/6/24

New study looks at spike in campus Jewish life engagement after Oct. 7

I mmediately after Oct. 7, a growing number of Jewish college students felt a connection to their Jewish identity and sought out Jewish events on campus. But the feeling didn’t last for … more

ANDREW LAPIN JTA | 9/6/24

Unilateral vs multilateral: Israel’s policy choice

Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, warned in a July Jerusalem Post article, that Israel cannot depend on the United States and the West, regarding a possible nuclear attack by … more

MOSES MORDECAI TWERSKY | 9/6/24

Emerson Junior High and My Bar Mitzvah

Once a year, Betsey and I are fortunate to travel to my hometown, Los Angeles, where we are joined by my twin brother, Theo, and his wife, Susan, who live in Sacramento. Our younger sister, Betty, … more

9/6/24

Robert Smigel, left, portrays a rabbi and Jason Schwartzman is a cantor in “Between the Temples.”

Jason Schwartzman plays a small-town cantor with a spiritual crisis in ‘Between the Temples’

The first sound in “Between the Temples” is a piercing blast from a shofar. Several scenes of the new film are set in a synagogue and depict familiar Jewish tableaus including bat mitzvah … more

BY STEPHEN SILVER JTA | 9/6/24

All the Jewish medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics

(JTA) – At the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics Sunday, at least 21 Jewish athletes from the United States, Australia and Israel returned home with some new hardware: The tally includes … more

JACOB GURVIS | 8/14/24

The room at the Wyndham Newport Hotel was filled with Hadassah members and guests who were eager to hear the authors speak at Books on the Beach in August 2024.

Books on the Beach raises funds for Hadassah Rehab Center

MIDDLETOWN – Over 170 Hadassah members and friends turned out for this year’s Books on the Beach fundraising event, which featured authors Jennifer Rosner and Allegra Goodman. more

CYNTHIA BENJAMIN | 8/14/24

George Washington Letter reading scheduled for Sunday

NEWPORT – On Aug. 18, Touro Synagogue Foundation will partner with Congregation Jeshuat Israel to host the George Washington Letter Reading, an event honoring our nation’s heritage of … more

8/14/24