In October 1964, Simon and Garfinkel’s “The Sound of Silence” appeared on their debut album, “Wednesday Morning, 3:00 A.M.” The song received little notice until it was …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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6/9/17
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Remember when this time of year made you all tingly in anticipation?
School was ending.
Camp was starting.
You were another year closer to graduation.
A whole summer loomed …
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Fran Ostendorf
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6/9/17
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It doesn’t happen very often in Providence, but it did this year – in fact, twice in two weeks. On Sunday, May 28, the Providence community welcomed a new Torah, written in memory of …
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DR. KAYLA HACK
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6/9/17
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Graduation may feel like an ending but, of course, it actually marks a new beginning. And, as with any new venture, there’s a learning curve. We asked members of the Jewish community in Rhode …
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SAM SERBY
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6/9/17
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PROVIDENCE – It was a festive celebration for all ages as the Alliance’s Dwares JCC officially reopened on May 24.
Visitors streamed into the newly renovated building at 5 p.m., …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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6/9/17
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Congregation Sons of Jacob, the last vestige of what was once a thriving Jewish community in the Smith Hill and Randall Square neighborhoods, plans to welcome the public to a free open house on …
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CAROLINE STEVENS
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6/9/17
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Jeffrey Padwa, president of the Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island, was honored at the JSA’s annual meeting, held May 17 at The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence, in …
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DIANE DOWIOT
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5/26/17
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We have visited Israel many times over the past 40+ years. Each trip has been very special to us. There has always been something new and different to see and do.
During our most recent …
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EZRA L. STIEGLITZ and VARDA STIEGLITZ
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5/25/17
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Roberta Segal is one of five artists exhibiting at the Providence Art Club in early June.
She will be sharing the space in the Dodge House Gallery with Nina Ackmann in a show titled “A …
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5/25/17
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Rabbi Wayne Franklin, senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El in Providence, received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree May 21 at the Providence College commencement.
Franklin was recognized …
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5/25/17
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