Adult & Family Education

The Dr. James Yashar & Judge Marjorie Yashar
Weekend of Jewish Renaissance

Join the BJE and community partners for a weekend of community and learning from Thursday, October 21st to Sunday, October 24th. All events are free and open to the public. Non-perishable, kosher food items are welcome for donation to the Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry.

The full schedule of events for the weekend:

Thursday, October 21st
An Evening with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Lecture & book signing
Brown/RISD Hillel
80 Brown St., Providence
7:30 pm
For more information, call 401 863-2805

Saturday, October 23rd
Dr. James Yashar & Judge Marjorie Yashar Evening of Jewish Renaissance
Jewish Community Center of Rl
401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence
On-site registration open at 6:45 pm
Havdalah & welcome begin promptly at 7:30 pm
Click here to download the full program with session descriptions.
Click here to register online.

Sunday, October 24th
Weekend of Jewish Renaissance Workshops
Jewish Community Center of Rl
401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence
On-site registration open at 9:00 am
Click here to download the full program with session descriptions (same as above).
Click here to register online.

ShirLaLa Children’s Concert
Shira Kline performs outrageously hip Jewish music for kids
Jewish Community Center of Rl
401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence
4:00 pm


A Shuk marketplace will be open Saturday from 6:45 - 10:30 pm, and again on Sunday from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Local vendors will be offering a wide array of beautiful and interesting products. Most vendors accept cash or checks only.