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Animals provide a boost to Tamarisk residents

We love our pets! And they can help us heal, too. It’s been documented that pets often offer therapeutic benefits to those around them. Specially trained therapy pets can provide directed … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 5/9/21

Jack Elice with during the BBYO International Convention.

New England teens join in virtual BBYO convention

On the weekend of Feb. 13, over 2,000 Jewish teens met on a virtual platform for the BBYO International Convention 2021. Forty-three of those teens came from the BBYO New England Region, made up of … more

JACK ELICE | 4/9/21

AJC CEO talks about anti-Semitism and the power of coalitions

On April 1, David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, spoke on “The State of Antisemitism today and AJC’s Global Jewish Advocacy.” He covered rising anti-Semitism, … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 4/9/21

Isaac "Ike" Kessler and Sylvia Kessler are pictured in June of 1945 after they were married. Ike served aboard a destroyer escort in the Navy during World War II.

Remembering my father, an everyday hero

February, March and April usually give me multiple opportunities to remember my father, Ike. That’s because his yahrzeit (the 9th of Adar II or Adar I, depending on whether it’s a leap … more

LARRY KESSLER | 4/9/21

Top row (left to right): Stephanie Margolis, StandWithUs New England high school coordinator and Carly Gammill, director StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism. Bottom row: Eliza Kanner, StandWithUs New England campus coordinator

Students get a lesson on Zionism and anti-Semitism

High school and college students explored the truth of the oft-repeated phrase, “I’m not anti-Semitic, just anti-Zionist,” at a Dec. 9 webinar organized by StandWithUs New England … more

1/7/21

Emanu-El film fest to feature ‘Shared Legacies’

PROVIDENCE – The new Temple Emanu-El Providence Jewish Film Festival will show its second film, “Shared Legacies,” about the bond that grew between Blacks and Jews during the civil … more

PAMELA HANZEL | 1/7/21

Even this year had its bright spots. (Getty Images; photo design by Grace Yagel)

10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget

(JTA) — There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year. But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse. Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year. more

GABE FRIEDMAN | 12/29/20

Spreading the fun

During the summer, the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island offered activity boxes to families, since most Jewish overnight camps were closed, leaving many families without summer Jewish … more

11/6/20

7 reasons to give on Giving Tuesday

According to givingtuesday.org, Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day when people are encouraged to do good. Over the past eight years, it has grown into a global movement that … more

ABI WEINER | 11/6/20

‘Tremendous need’ for volunteers on IDF bases

Mark Werner wants us to know that we can do more to support Israel than just writing a check. “Our obligation as Jews is to strengthen Israel,” Werner, a self-described Zionist and the … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 11/6/20