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Training is an important bonding experience

In April, I was fortunate to travel to Israel for the summer shlichim (Israeli emissary) training held at Kibbutz Shefayim outside Tel-Aviv. Every year, the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) … more

SETH FINKLE | 5/27/16

An amazing year of sights, sounds and brotherhood in Israel

I’ve been privileged to spend the past year studying in Jerusalem. Everywhere I go, I feel a sense of love and brotherhood with my fellow Jews. The beauty of the entire land is like nothing … more

YAACOV SCHOCHET | 5/27/16

Moses Brown School where I have been attending classes for 10 years.

For a Jewish boy from Rhode Island, college life provides thought-provoking challenges

I am a high school senior at Moses Brown School. This school is the embodiment of what I call the “Rhode Island Effect”: Every day I am welcomed by the same people and I feel comfortable … more

GORDON EIDES | 5/27/16

Life is a series of graduations that move us forward

We all graduate in life. Whenever we learn a life lesson, we graduate to the next level. It may sometimes seem like we fall back when we learn a lesson, but the lesson is a graduation that moves us … more

Patricia Raskin | 5/27/16

Look beyond that traditional graduation party

Caps and gowns are officially in season, so it’s time to start planning for some end-of-school fun. Want something a little out of the ordinary? Barbecues and at-home parties are a classic … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 5/27/16

At the lecture: (left to right) Ken Turkewitz, executive director of Tifereth Israel Congregation; Cindy Yoken; Rabbi Harold Kushner, keynote speaker; Mel Yoken; event co-sponsor Sheldon Friedland

Rabbi Kushner speaks about ‘Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned About Life’

BY NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – On May 15, Harold S. Kushner, the prominent conservative rabbi and author of the best-selling book “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” spoke … more

ARIEL BROTHMAN | 5/27/16

Providence native is a budding opera singer

You could say that Providence native Ilana Goldstein is a triple threat: gifted violinist, talented soprano and a college graduate with a degree in cognitive neuroscience. Goldstein lives … more

MELANIE COON | 5/27/16

Easy gluten-free brownies feature halvah and tahini

(The Nosher via JTA) – Gluten-free brownies – when made without those unpredictably tricky gluten-free flours – is the kind of dessert that speaks to me: fudgy, rich and, above all, … more

ALY MILLER | 5/27/16

JCC sponsors Summer Food Service Program for Children

J-Camp at the Dwares JCC, a program of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for Children. This program is designed primarily to … more

5/27/16

Statement from Brown RISD Hillel

Brown RISD Hillel is deeply concerned by the activities that occurred in its facility on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. The un-authorized showing of three short films, produced by an organization that does … more

5/27/16