Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 appearing on Instagram, the excitement built. Then came interviews with Sugarman, newspaper articles, more social media.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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. …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 , …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
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 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Graffiti. Road signs. T-shirt slogans. They can all show up in a photograph, along with the words they portray. Some words are subtle and have little effect. Others seem to leap out of the image and …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Like many Jewish teens, Ash Brave was nervous for their b’nai mitzvah. Memorizing the Torah portion, sending invitations, planning a party: It’s a lot for a 13-year-old to think about during what can already be an anxiety-filled age.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
(JTA) – An umbrella association of American Orthodox rabbis is calling on the Russian government to release Evan Gershkovich, the imprisoned Jewish reporter for the Wall Street Journal. …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
I read the wonderful article on Pawtucket Hadassah by Judy Silverman and Karen Beraha in the May issue of Jewish Rhode Island. As a past president of the Pawtucket chapter of Hadassah, along …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
A few weeks ago , Mark Elber, my colleague, friend and fellow poet, sent me a brief email posing the following question: “If you had to pick ten Jewish poems by any writers in any language, do …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
More than 800 people celebrated Israel’s 75th birthday on May 21 at Farm Fresh RI in Providence. They danced. They listened to music. They ate good food and visited the many vendors supporting …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
No, not the brush or charcoal, nor the chisel and even no camera! I just use that ancient invention, the scissors. I may cut out one square from the funnies, or I trim an old photo snapshot to focus …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Could I have settled in New England without relatively easy access to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, one of America’s best? Probably not.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
I recently interviewed Judie Tenenbaum, a member of Temple Emanu-El, who is an attorney, advocate, consummate baker, harpist and Renaissance woman. I have worked with Judie on the temple’s …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
The path to my younger daughter Alana’s college graduation started 21 years ago, when she was adopted in China two days before her first birthday, and ended in an unusual 21-minute ceremony on …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
PROVIDENCE – With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island provides free meals to …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
(JTA) – For years, a subset of Jews who eat only at kosher-certified restaurants have bent the rules by taking advantage of a growing trend: fully vegan eateries. …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Many Americans are surprised to learn that Moroccan cuisine has influenced Israeli cuisine in various ways. One of the most popular dishes that has made its way into Israeli kitchens is Moroccan Fish. This delicious dish has become a staple on Friday nights in Israel, with families gathering around the dinner table to enjoy the flavors of their past. When Israel was founded, the new nation drew thousands of people from all around the world, including a lot of Arab countries. As a result, Israeli cuisine is diverse, unique and delicious (in my humble opinion). My grandparents came from Yemen, and, like many immigrants, their food and customs mixed with many others in Israel. One example is jachnun, a traditional Yemenite pastry that …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
In April , I had the pleasure of seeing the Arctic Playhouse’s production of “The 39 Steps” (my spouse, Annie, was in the cast), a comedy based on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Bristol resident Lisa Raiola is best known as the founder of Hope & Main, the food incubator and industrial kitchen based in Warren. She has appeared in scores of articles, mostly about Hope …
Thursday, June 1, 2023
We are living in highly-charged, tense times. I have watched as Americans, and even members of our local Jewish community, have become stratified. Left. Right. Far left. Far right. Pro this. Anti …
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