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

Friday, September 6

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 …

Sharing our goals and needs: The Strategic Planning Survey

Sunday, September 8

This fall, members of the Rhode Island Jewish community have the opportunity to tell the Jewish Alliance what matters most. The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is undertaking a community strategic-planning process. With input from the Rhode Island Jewish communit

‘Remembrance & Creativity’ celebrates SBHEC Double Chai anniversary

Friday, September 6

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 …

Temple Habonim celebrates Jews and baseball in September

Sunday, September 8

Since Lipman Pike first donned a uniform for the Troy (New York) Haymakers on May 9, 1871, Jews have had an indelible relationship with America’s pastime. For more than 150 years, Jews and …
Headlines from Israeli newspapers

How exploding pagers were a win for Israel's Old Guard

The army, a pillar of Israel's elite, has put paid to its critics on the far right who accuse it of being 'weak'. The problem is that the politicians of the far right are squandering its achievements

High Holy Days

For rabbis writing High Holy Days sermons during the Israel-Hamas war, procrastination pays off

Friday, September 6

On the morning of Oct. 7, Rabbi Erez Sherman was preparing for the Yizkor memorial service at his Conservative synagogue, Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. He had written a sermon, somewhat presciently, …
D'var Torah

We all get a second chance

Friday, September 6

There was much to see at the summer Olympics this year: Simone Biles’ incredible gymnastics victories, the amazing swimming feats of Katie Ledecky and the Israeli delegation’s achievement …

Editor's column

No hooray in this summer’s last hurrah

Well, it finally got me. For the last several weeks, I’ve been suffering from a bout with COVID. I’d managed to avoid the virus till now, except for one faintly positive test more …

The Olympics are in full swing!

Things change, but family is forever

Change is in the air

Pollen and pets and patrons

L’dor vador: Our traditions keep us close

IT SEEMS TO ME
The second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence begins: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain …
    • Is peace possible?

      My colleague, Rabbi Ronald Kronish, made aliyah to Jerusalem in 1979 and has been there with his family ever since. In 1991 Kronish founded the …

Letters to the Editor

I’m standing up

Friday, September 6

If not now , then when? I cannot stand by any longer hoping someone else will stand up for Israel. At recent rallies I have attended, Pro-Israel groups are always outnumbered by Pro-Palestinian …

Remember your values

Friday, September 6

All of us have been rightly shaken by what has happened on college campuses and by the way that some in progressive circles who we have faithfully supported have embraced a false and hateful …

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Food

Tishpishti is Sephardi honey cake, but better

Friday, September 6

Honey cake is a hallmark of Rosh Hashanah and the fall Jewish holidays – Ashkenazi honey cake, that is. But did you know there’s a …

Other news
SBHEC hosts a night of music and celebration

On Thursday, Sept. 12, the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center hosted its 36th anniversary celebration and concert at Temple Beth-El, in Providence. The event was dedicated to the Bornsteins, …

Community Beit Midrash of RI: Bringing Jewish education to more families

A group of families in Rhode Island came together with a common goal – to provide their children with a Jewish education beyond the fifth grade.

Celebrate Alliance’s B’nai Mitzvah Dec. 7

Get ready to mark a historic and heartwarming occasion as the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island celebrates its B’nai Mitzvah on Dec. 7! This special event will commemorate 13 transformative years since the merger of the Board of Jewish Education, the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rhode Island into the Jewish Alliance. It’s a celebration of our shared journey, our achievements and the vibrant community that has grown stronger together.

Homecoming

How times change: This brunch, held in September 1987, celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Jewish Home for the Aged on the East Side of Providence. The ad showcases a prominent guest, Dr. Stanley …