The way we do business: responding quickly to the greatest needs 
As Federation president, I have the privilege of observing the many programs we are blessed to support. These moments remind me again and again how vital our work really is. Particularly in the current economic climate, our basic assistance programs are a lifeline for many of our community members. Let me share a few examples with you...more

Shalom! Welcome to the Rhode Island Jewish community. Ours is a rich history, dating back to the year 1658 when the country’s second Jewish community was established in Newport, where Touro Synagogue is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States. Affixed to the sanctuary’s rear wall is a letter received by the congregation in 1790 from President George Washington. In it, he promises that the United States Government would give “to bigotry no sanction…to persecution, no assistance.” more