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‘Thistlefoot’: A modern fantasy that explores the past

Baba Yaga lives in the woods. Baba Yaga has a house with chicken’s feet. Baba Yaga is a mother, a Jew, a crone and a witch, and she eats children, or she saves children – it really … more

SARAH GREENLEAF | 6/1/23

PHDS to honor pillars of community at annual program

The Providence Hebrew Day School has named Rabbi Shmuel and Mrs. Leeba Taitelbaum this year’s Amudim honorees. The Taitelbaums will receive their award on June 14, when PHDS holds its 76th … more

RUCHAMA SZENDRO | 6/1/23

WAEF celebrates 30 years of philanthropy

Every year , members of the Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund meet to decide which grant proposals will be awarded a portion of the fund’s investment income. But this … more

CLAIRE UZIEL | 6/1/23

‘Killer’ pastrami, and more on its way to R.I.

Jason Sugarman has had the Rhode Island foodie community buzzing since last fall, when word spread that his new deli, Maven’s, was coming to Pawtucket. As Maven’s posts began … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 6/1/23

Collages created by the stamps collected as part of the Foxboro Regional Charter School’s Holocaust Stamps Project are part of the new exhibit at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pa.

Holocaust Stamps Project exhibit opens June 11 in its new home

The Holocaust Stamps Project , which collected 11 million stamps in memory of both Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust, will go on display in its new home in Pennsylvania on June 11. … more

LARRY KESSLER | 6/1/23

R.I.’s Israeli emissary to discuss growing up gay and religious in Israel

Elihay Skital will share his journey from religious gay man in Israel to acceptance and freedom, on Wednesday evening, June 7. As Pride Month begins, Skital, the Israeli shaliach (emissary) to … more

LARRY KATZ | 6/1/23

JFF receives RI Foundation award

At its annual meeting on May 17, the Rhode Island Foundation (RIF) presented the Carter Inspiring Partner Award to the Jewish Federation Foundation (JFF) for its support of the … more

CLAIRE UZIEL | 6/1/23

Project Linus Mitzvah Day participants display some of their quilts.

Sisterhood’s project brings warmth, comfort to children in need

EAST GREENWICH – Members of Temple Torat Yisrael’s Sisterhood met on a recent Sunday to make a difference in the lives of Rhode Island children in crisis. To support Project Linus , … more

6/1/23

Meg Waite Clayton signs Sally Chorney's book.

Women work to engage, lead and inspire

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, May 11, the Women's Alliance welcomed Meg Waite Clayton, bestselling author of “The Postmistress of Paris,” for a women's exclusive evening at the … more

6/1/23

Author to discuss Tree of Life mass shooting at June 11 program

Author Mark Oppenheimer will lecture in person and on Zoom at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, on June 11 about the devastating shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, in … more

ARLENE S. SIMON | 6/1/23