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Steven Tragar, Marilyn Strauss, Mindy Pierce, Patricia Harwood and Elaine Shapiro.

About 70 seniors celebrated Hanukkah Dec. 16 at the Kosher Senior Café’s annual party. This year, the festivities took place at Temple Emanu-El in Providence. Entertainment was … more

12/23/16

Classic and complex film features leading Israeli actors

“The Schwartz Dynasty,” a classic film featuring some of Israel’s leading actors, will be screened at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence on Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m. The … more

TSLIL REICHMAN | 2/2/17

Award-winning Israeli films at the University of Rhode Island

Israeli filmmakers Tamar Kay and Or Sinai will screen their award-winning short films Monday, Oct. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. The screening, followed by a question-and-answer session and a reception, will … more

10/16/17

Challah or challee? Schmatah or schmatee?

How you pronounce Hebrew often tells the listener where you came from, or how old you are. The major pronunciation differences are between Ashkenazi and Sephardi, although in Israel there is also a … more

RUTH BREINDEL | 8/9/18

Field Trip Day, a time to gain independence at summer camp

“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!” Dr. Seuss Summer camp is often a child’s first truly independent … more

RONNI SALZMAN GUTTIN | 1/31/19

Interfaith Yom ha-Shoah commemoration to feature music, film

This year’s statewide interfaith commemoration of Yom ha-Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, will take place at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, on May 1 at 7 p.m. The program is … more

4/4/19

Rebelle’s bagels go Kosher

As of May 19, Rebelle Artisan Bagels started to produce Kosher bagels on an ongoing basis. Rebelle’s owner, Milena Pagan, partnered with Rabbi Barry Dolinger and Lighthouse Kosher in order … more

MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE | 6/11/19

Susan Leach DeBlasio receives Judge Florence K. Murray award

Susan Leach DeBlasio has received the prestigious Associate Justice Florence K. Murray Award from the Rhode Island Bar Association. This award is presented to an attorney or jurist who has … more

8/7/20

Clergy gather online for annual anti-poverty vigil

In an annual tradition, clergy of all faiths gathered Jan. 5 to call on Rhode Island legislators to fight against poverty. This year, rather than the State House rotunda, the venue was an online Zoom … more

FRAN OSTENDORF | 1/7/21

The kosher meal site has its first meeting outdoors in the back of the Dwares JCC in the Holocaust Memorial Garden.

Kosher Cafe welcomes back seniors [Photo gallery]

Guests of the JCS Kosher Senior Cafe at the Dwares Jewish Community Center in Providence and the JCS Kosher Senior meal site at Temple Sinai in Cranston met together for Friday lunch on May 7 in the Holocaust … more

5/19/21