Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island

To promote general welfare and human values through supporting Jewish charitable, cultural, and religious entities globally and offering ongoing community support in a range of ways.

Health and wellness, fitness, and aquatics programming provides opportunities for community members of all ages to focus on their well-being through mind, body, soul connections in physical fitness, recreation, socialization, and water safety.

Early childhood programming that serves infant, toddler, and pre-school age children. The program is naeyc-accredited and offers formal curriculum that develops linguistic, motor, and socio-emotional skill sets in warm, welcoming classrooms that encourage experiential learning.

Youth programming, including after-school, school vacation, and summer camp options. Programming serves as a safe space for youth ages 5 to 16. Participants offered a range of experiential and hands-on activities from art and pottery, swimming and basketball to board games, crafts, reading, and cooking, as well as homework and tutorial support available. Regular supplementals include family trivia nights, movies, online games, and additional specialized activities as touchpoints for participation. Additional youth and family programming engages community through a range of activities at the dwares jcc, in collaboration with synagogues, and throughout the state to provide a Jewish tilt on fun, holiday celebrations, hands-on crafts, and music. Pj library: a national mail-based Jewish literacy and outreach program for families with children ages 6 months through age 10. Children enrolled receive free age-appropriate books with Jewish themes on a monthly basis.school vacation and summer camp programs j-cation and j-camp consist of a single campus with specialties designed to incorporate supplemental exposure to daily schedules to ensure a well-rounded summer day camp experience for children up to 16 years of age. Also available is a counselor-in-training program that serves as a training feeder and allows adolescent participation upon aging out of day camp.

Publication of bi-weekly and annual newspapers for the jewishcommunity. A monthly printed news publication with up-to-date reporting and commentary that reaches over 6,500 households and pick-up locations statewide to highlight the Greater Rhode Island Jewish community. Supplemented with online presence, podcasting, and social media reach.

Adult and senior adult programs featuring various aspects of jewisharts and culture.connecting Jewish values and traditions, adult and community engagement programming serve all aspects of the community with a variety of activities, clubs, events, and entry points for participation. Art, music, film, dance, fashion, journalism, and other cultural programming each week provides a way to connect, learn, and celebrate together through the lens of Jewish diversity, exposure, and community. Israeli culture series/shaliach outreach the israel culture series is offered monthly often featuring a guest speaker, an international film, or a cultural expert who serves to unite the local community with israel. Shaliach outreach creates a living bridge between israel and the Jewish community locally so impact moves beyond the programs themselves to create community from real-time connections and relationships. Serving the state, the shaliach reaches hillels and synagogue weekly, as well local public, private, and day schools to break down barriers and show others what Jewish looks like globally