JEWISH COMMUNITY

When Jews Laugh at Things That Aren’t Funny

The Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth will be bringing Jonathan Safran Foer to campus.  Award-winning, bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer combines the very best in literary virtuosity and vision with a personality and performance that will provoke laughter and thoughtful dialogue.  With wit and candor, Jonathan discusses faith, its role in his life and its impact on his literary career.  Monday, September 27, 2010, 6:30 pm lecture.  UMass Dartmouth CVPA auditorium (room 153).  Refreshments will be served in the Sukkah following the lecture.  phone: (508) 910-6551 for more info.

Mothers’ Circle
Are you raising Jewish children, but you’re not Jewish?
Don’t do it alone. Let us help.

The Mothers Circle is a free educational and welcoming program empowering non-Jewish mothers to create Jewish homes. For more information or to sign up for The Mothers Circle course beginning in October, contact Kit Haspel, Mothers Circle Coordinator, at the Bureau of Jewish Education of RI: 401 331-0956 x184 or khaspel@bjeri.org. Or, visit our website: www.bjeri.org.

The Mothers Circle is a program of the Jewish Outreach Institute, coordinated locally by the Bureau of Jewish Education of Rhode Island and generously funded by the Helene and Bertram Bernhardt Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island.

Adoption Options of Jewish Family Service

Proud to host the Rhode Island premiere of Off and Running, an award winning film directed by Nicole Opper.  The screening will be on Sunday, May 16th at 6:30 at the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center.  Seating is limited.  Tickets are 10 dollars and available at Jewish Family Service, 959 North Main St. Providence.  For more information call 331-1244 or email info@jfsri.org
 
 
Off and Running

With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers - one mixed-race and one Korean - Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But when her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, she decides to contact her birth mother. This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race, identity, and family that threatens to distance her from the parents she’s always known. She begins staying away from home, starts skipping school, and risks losing her shot at the college track career she had always dreamed of. But when Avery decides to pick up the pieces of her life and make sense of her identity, the results are inspiring. OFF AND RUNNING follows Avery to the brink of adulthood, exploring the strength of family bonds and the lengths some people must go to become themselves.

Did you know that WERS (88.9 FM) hosts Hagigah, a show of Jewish and Israeli music, every Sunday morning from 8-11 am?  Tune in and celebrate! Chagigah brings you the best in Jewish and Israeli culture. A show that transcends any language barrier, Chagigah embraces classic Yiddish and klezmer music dating from 1914 to today as well as the contemporary music of Israel.

Support Israel

Those who are looking for ways to support Israel might be interested in the following websites that sell Israeli products.  The Israeli economy has been devastated by the terrorist attacks and decline in tourism.  This is an easy and wonderful way to support Israel while shopping for gifts and other items for your self and others.