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Educators: Holocaust education helps ensure we never forget

Holocaust education can play a major role in making both students and adults more aware of the genocide, say two educators with experience in the field. Paula Olivieri, the education coordinator … more

LARRY KESSLER | 8/6/21

Holocaust education strengthened in R.I., in the pipeline in Mass.

Efforts by Rhode Island and Massachusetts to make Holocaust education mandatory in their schools read like a tale of two states: The Ocean State has done so, while Massachusetts’ latest attempt … more

LARRY KESSLER | 8/6/21

Historic preservation subject of Touro Synagogue Foundation program

On May 13 at 7 p.m., Thompson M. Mayes of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will discuss his book, “Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and … more

4/21/21

This year’s children's books feature a Haggadah and a lot of matzah

BOSTON (JTA) – On the eve of Passover during the Depression, a juggler in ragged clothes is invited into the home of a poor family with a bare seder table. It's a poignant scene in “The … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 3/17/21

Sweet Sounds

James Pious, chair of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, sounded the shofar for the children of the David C. Isenberg Early Childhood Center in Providence. Even the shofar was properly … more

10/2/20

Gap Year in Israel more popular than ever despite pandemic

The Wall Street Journal published an article that you may have missed while you were observing Yom Kippur. Online on Sept. 28, one of its headlines declared, “Israel Emerges as Top Destination … more

LARRY KATZ | 10/2/20

Roger Williams’ Legacy: Rhode Island’s Holy Places

As every resident knows and every visitor soon discovers, the Ocean State is blessed by an almost unimaginable array of holy places. Touro, North America’s oldest surviving synagogue, first brought Betsey and me as summer visitors to Newport in 1983. But even after living in Little Rhody for more than three decades, there are few pursuits I more enjoy than exploring our state’s synagogues, churches, and meetinghouses – especially with my camera. more

George M. Goodwin | 10/2/20

Back to school at PHDS

School resumed at Providence Hebrew Day School on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students and teachers were so happy to be back in school despite the many COVID-related regulations. All students and … more

9/4/20

“Worse and Worse on Noah’s Ark” Leslie Kimmelman; illustrated by Vivian Mineker Apples & Honey Press; ages 4 to 8 In this upbeat spin on the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, award-winning author Leslie Kimmelman infuses a kid-friendly Jewish sense of humor. The story imagines how bad things can get when Noah and his family shelter through 40 days of the biblical flood in the ark’s crowded quarters along with pairs of all their animal friends.  The story of Noah is read aloud from the Torah in the synagogue two weeks after Simchat Torah. In “Worse and Worse,” the animals get seasick, peacocks bicker with the zebras and the skunks make quite a stink. As the troubles amass, Noah’s wife and sons complain, “Could things get any worse?” – a refrain that kids can repeat page after page. Just when readers think the kvetching will never stop, Noah gets the crew working together to fix a leak that threatens them all. They begin to cooperate and care for each other. Kids will dive in to Mineker’s cartoon-like illustrations of zebras, parrots, growling lions and sloths hanging upside down. An author’s note prompts conversation about empathy.

4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year

BOSTON (JTA) – Sparkling stars and the light of the full harvest moon comfort a young boy and his older sister as they fall asleep in their family sukkah. That’s a scene in … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 9/3/20

A student learning at home in the spring

JCDS adapts to the age of COVID-19

Since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island in March, the school has been adjusting to the new safety requirements while continuing to … more

JOHN LANDRY | 8/7/20