JTA – If you’re a young Jewish woman – or if you just happen to love “Broad City” or wacky recollections of Jewish summer camp – there’s a new website for …
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Gabe Friedman
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6/23/17
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PROVIDENCE – In celebration of Tu b’Shevat , the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community center will host an environmental fair on Feb. 13 featuring a variety of activities for both …
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NIR CAFRI
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1/31/19
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There was a huppah, a ketubbah, and the hora. But, this wasn’t your typical wedding – this was a merger of two historic community social service organizations: …
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6/11/19
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Temple Sinai in Cranston believes that if people give membership a try, they will like it. So the congregation is offering a free membership to the end of December 2020.
“For many people, …
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8/7/20
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RootOne is an ambitious new initiative that aims to help bring tens of thousands of Jewish teens from the United States to Israel on immersive summer trips.
Seeded by a $20-million gift from The …
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LARRY KATZ
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1/7/21
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To encourage teens to travel to Israel during the summer, RootOne is providing $3,000 vouchers for particular programs, on top of the stipends and needs-based scholarships available from the Jewish …
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4/1/22
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In mid-August, near the end of a busy growing season, Heather Coughlin put the finishing touches on a handmade sign. The sign is composed of rough planks and acrylic paint, and reads: “Garden of Eating.”
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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9/7/22
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In 1976, Philip Paige was known locally as the owner of the Paige-Young Furniture Company in Cranston. But decades earlier, a 16-year-old Paige had enlisted to fight in World War I, not with the U.S. …
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2/3/23
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Betty, my younger sister, recently sent me a photo of gorgeous purple irises growing behind her Los Angeles home. She reminded me that they were the progeny of bulbs planted by our great-uncle, …
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7/7/23
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A dozen seniors sit in a semicircle and dance. They raise their arms, tap their toes and swivel in their chairs. They follow the movements of their gregarious instructor, Rachel Balaban, as the …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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1/7/24
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