Watch the video: For Neal Drobnis, life is the greatest art form
"Oh, Neal? He’s a really nice guy.”
That’s what everybody says about Neal Drobnis, a soft-spoken 64-year-old with wavy hair and conspicuous height – and it only takes about five seconds in his company to see why. Niceness seems to emanate from Drobnis, along with pleasantries and avuncular chuckles. …
More …Jewish Roots sculpture on display at JCC
PROVIDENCE – Two years after the idea was conceived, the Jewish Roots Project is now complete. The sculpture, shaped like a tree and encrusted in glass “gems,” now hangs prominently in the entryway of the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center. Each gem is unique, the creation of a Rhode Islander sometime during the pandemic. …
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Program to examine Israel’s outsized leadership in tech
For world traveler Alana Deluty, R.I. is still home sweet home
If life were a test, Alana Deluty would be acing it. She works remotely as a data science analyst. She’s a veteran researcher for a major Providence hospital and an Ivy League university. She …
Episode 8: Andrew Bramson
Episode 7: Cortney Nicolato
Episode 6: Jeremy Isenberg
Episode 5: Rabbi Sarah Mack
Episode 4: Michele Lederberg
Launching into an exciting 2022
Putting together the January newspaper presents a time to look back and think ahead. What a year it was. What a year we hope it will be! In 2021, we had a roller-coaster of ups and downs. That new …
Which team are you on?
A tribute to a much-loved tree
Ramblings on the times of our lives
New year, new thought: Let’s embrace what’s good right now
Precious memories, neatly boxed
Two emaciated men are starving on a raft in the midst of an unnamed sea. One of them picks up a spyglass to look more closely at a circling gull, which suddenly dives and plucks a fish from the …
Holocaust center’s new director planning more outreach, new programs
PROVIDENCE – The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center is looking forward to its next chapter, with Wendy Joering as the new executive director.
The Alliance’s Community Microgrants Initiative funds multiple projects
Virtual Hebrew Conversation sessions begin this month
Super Sunday was truly super: Alliance far exceeds fundraising goal
Beth-El’s teens learn about the past in ‘Edible Shtetl’ program
Online services, events here to stay
Secure your legacy with a planned gift to our Jewish community
Are you looking for a way to support the local Jewish community in perpetuity, to create a legacy in a place you care so much about? As you think about your hopes for the future, consider creating …
Root causes of campus anti-Semitism
Thank you for printing an article about anti-Semitism on campus [November 2021]. It would be helpful to probe the root causes of anti-Semitism among the supposedly enlightened academics. One of the …
J-Fitness experts offer tips, recipes for a healthy new year
Hello 2022! To help you with your new year’s resolutions, Jewish Rhode Island asked the folks at J-Fitness, at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center, in Providence, to share tips …
Watch the video: Liza Burkin is clearing a path for R.I. bicyclists
As Rhode Island emerges from COVID-19’s shadow, Burkin and her collaborators have big plans for the state capital.
“In Providence, we are so lucky,” she says. “Any city that was built before the car is inherently a good city for cycling.”
Burkin is excited about several major developments in self-powered transportation in Rhode Island.
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