Congregation Beth David, 102 Kingstown Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA

Join together to sew and put together bags for foster children in Rhode Island. Must show proof of vaccination and booster. Mask wearing is required in the building. We need: Sewers, helpers, sewing machines, ironing boards, irons. This is a fun activity for all ages and we will be helping others in need. Contact: Amy Abramson-Denhoff at aadenhoff@hotmail.com for more information and to register.

Harris Chorney, CBD’s Immediate Past President and current Board Chair of the Jewish Alliance of Greater RI, recently travelled to Poland to learn about Poland’s small Jewish community response to welcoming thousands of refugees who came to escape the Russian invasion. The trip was so personally meaningful that Harris would like to share his experience, from meeting with refugee families to meeting with volunteers in local agencies that are providing shelter, food and clothing. Hear about refugees' experiences as they…

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Still Life by Louise Penny Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these…

CBD Volunteers are meeting to sew fabric bags to donate to Foster Children of RI. Please join us to sew and put together bags for children in foster care. We are very excited about gathering to make these bags and plan to fill the bags with much-needed items, including: shampoo, hairbrushes, combs, soap, towels, facecloths. and diapers. Donations can be brought to CBD during Friday or Saturday services. We need sewers, helpers, sewing machines, ironing board, and irons. Looking forward to…

Barbara Roberts, MD will be speaking at CBD on Sunday February 25, at 3pm to discuss her book, The Doctor Broad. Dr. Barbara Roberts, who was the first female adult cardiologist in Rhode Island, a prominent physician who may be best remembered as the cardiologist to the mob. It’s a story she tells in her book, The Doctor Broad, A Mafia Love Story. A 1965 graduate from Barnard College, and 1968 graduate from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, she did…

CBD is looking for volunteers for our annual “sewing of bags for Foster Children." Last year, we made and donated to 43 cloth bags to the Rhode Island Department of Children & Families (DCYF). Social workers give the bags to children when they are removed from their home or moved to a new foster home. The bags replace plastic garbage bags that would normally be given to the child to pack possessions. The Tikkun Olam Committee is requesting donations of…