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(JTA) – Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties announced on Sunday [June 30] that they would unite ahead of the next election in a bid to revive the country’s left and maximize its share … more

BEN SALES | 7/5/24

Israel connection

Many in Rhode Island will remember Maor Mintz, camp shaliach in 2013 and 2014. He and his family live near the Gaza border on Kibbutz Holit. Nitza Attali shared these photos with Jewish Rhode Island … more

6/7/24

Doing my own small part to help Israel

I gaze at my hands , with all 10 fingers attached, and I see a miracle. You see, I went to Israel to farm and I didn’t cut off one finger. Prior to going to Israel, my relationship with … more

GARY RABINOWITZ | 6/7/24

Exhausted by the Israel discourse? Blame backlash fatigue.

I’d mostly forgotten about Ivan Boesky when I heard he died May 20 at age 87. But news of his death brought me back to some of my earliest assignments as a Jewish journalist – and how they relate to the controversial Washington Post story about a group of Jewish machers seeking to influence the debate over Israel. more

Andrew Silow-Carroll — JTA | 6/7/24

The end of Hamas is crucial to a two-state solution

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might be a left-winger, but often he is right. However, about Gaza he is very wrong – as are most of my liberal friends. They blame Israel for genocide. … more

GARY LEIB | 3/1/24

‘Israelism’ explores the disillusionment of American Jews

If you would like to better understand why young Jews are becoming alienated from Israel, and even from the mainstream Jewish community, watch “Israelism,” a documentary released last … more

NINA TANNENWALD | 3/1/24

Watch the video: Reflections on Israel experience

Listen as several trip participants discuss the impact of the Solidarity Mission to Israel. more

2/14/24

Grants, vouchers available for travel to Israel

Applications for grants for Rhode Islanders and nearby Bay Staters to travel to Israel, as well as for RootOne vouchers for eligible teen summer trips to Israel, are now being accepted by several … more

JEWISH RHODE ISLAND STAFF | 2/1/24

Hadassah celebrated 50 years of gift wrapping at the Warwick Mall.

9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

On Oct. 6, JTA led its morning newsletter with an article that had long been in the works – and that we expected to drive conversation in the days ahead: It was a profile of a Jewish dad in … more

BEN SALES (JTA) | 1/7/24

Alliance to lead Israel mission

A community solidarity mission to Israel, led by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, has been tentatively scheduled for January. According to information supplied by Alliance leadership, the plan would be to leave Boston on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 14, … more

12/13/23