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I’m a worrier. You name it, I worry about it. Honestly, if there isn’t something to worry about in my life, I will find something. Or, I can find something in yours. I want to say this … more

Fran Ostendorf | 6/9/16

Shlomo Amar, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Jerusalem

Former chief rabbi: Western Wall compromise will ‘weaken Jerusalem’

JTA – Israel’s former Sephardic chief rabbi said that a landmark compromise establishing a mixed-gender prayer space at the Western Wall will “weaken Jerusalem.” Speaking … more

6/9/16

Women of the Wall director detained by police over Torah scroll

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The executive director of the Women of the Wall was detained by police after smuggling a Torah scroll into the women’s section of the Western Wall. Lesley Sachs was … more

6/9/16

Standing at Sinai

Shavuot falls on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan and is observed on the sixth and seventh days in the Diaspora. In our liturgy we refer to it as z’man matan torateinu (the … more

d'Var Torah | 6/9/16

Nava Winkler with her class as they celebrated finishing a important Jewish book called “Path of the Just” (“Mesillat Yesharim”) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato. Winkler is in the back row all the way to the right with the dark hair and the scarf near the green balloon.

Growing from the roots

I became interested in Torah during my college years at Brown University. I felt the need to gain a more nuanced understanding of Judaism as I confronted puzzling social and intellectual challenges … more

NAVA WINKLER | 6/9/16

Ellen Herrick reads an excerpt from her novel titled “The Sparrow Sisters.”

Point Street Reading Series brings authors, book lovers together

May 20 was the third Tuesday of the month, which meant it was time for the Point Street Reading Series, Rhode Island’s newest – and perhaps only – reading series. … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 6/9/16

Cohen School celebrates another successful year

The Cohen School at Temple Torat Yisrael, in East Greenwich, celebrated its graduates and students at closing ceremonies on May 22. The children were blessed under a large … more

DORI ADLER | 6/9/16

The memorial at the crematorium at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Mission to Berlin, Budapest highlights many needs in awakening Jewish communities

My first trip to Germany came after college in the late ’60s as part of the typical “if it’s Thursday, it must be Belgium” grand tour of Europe. West Germany back then was … more

BARRY FAIN | 6/9/16

Participants in the beautification project at Ohawe Sholam gather for a group photo May 29. Approximately 50 people pitched in to help spruce up the outside of the Pawtucket shul, planting flowers and trimming bushes. More photos on page 18.

Acts of kindness

On a recent Sunday morning, about 50 people worked together to beautify the outside of Congregation Ohawe Sholam’s building on East Avenue in Pawtucket. Thanks to donations from Home … more

6/9/16

Seth Chitwood, Michael Sheff, Joan Sheff and Faye Dion concentrate on the game while Jerry Weiner looks on.

Mahjong – it’s not just for women anymore

About a year ago, mahjong became a new interest in my mother’s life. Watching my mother’s group play this confusing game, I became intrigued. What is this mahjong? I had to have an … more

SETH CHITWOOD | 6/9/16