Shai Afsai (shaiafsai.com) lives in Providence. His writing has focused on Thomas Paine, Jews and Freemasonry, Zionist historiography, religious traditions of the Beta Yisrael Jewish community from Ethiopia, emerging Judaism in Nigeria, aliyah from R.I., Jewish pilgrimage to Ukraine, Benjamin Franklin’s influence on Judaism, Jewish-Polish relations, Jews and Irish literature, and Judaism in Northern Ireland.
A conversation with the 36-year-old New Jersey-based poet and sound engineer about publishing his first book, writing for the stage and the page, tattoos, touring and performing, putting on tefillin,...
The American founding father, who was born on January 17, 1706, has had a lasting impact on Judaism.
Is it time for all Jews to celebrate the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd?
How literary misinterpretations have colored political discourse in Israel.
Reflections on the 29th Jewish Culture Festival in Poland.
Years ago, there was a small bookshop on Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island, near Brown University’s campus, called College Hill Bookstore. It had late hours – I recall the...
A conversation with the Reverend of the last Jewish house of worship remaining in Northern Ireland.
Rabbi Klein uses a combination of musar and the teachings of Benjamin Franklin to help prison inmates on their path to rehabilitation.