Temple Beth David recently celebrated a milestone anniversary, marking 50 years as a spiritual, educational, and communal home with a festive golden anniversary celebration. Fifty years ago, Palm Beach Gardens was a town of fewer than 10,000 residents. A small group of visionary families had the foresight, courage, and commitment to establish a Conservative synagogue […]

When most students were sleeping in on Presidents’ Day weekend, a group of young people from Temple Judea’s religious school were up early and in the fields — and proud of it.       Temple Judea religious school students and families spent their day off from religious school gleaning tomatoes at a farm in Delray Beach, […]

A recent gathering of the monthly Jewish Women’s Circle sparkled with creativity and meaning at a Color Palette Workshop presented by Miami Beach fashion and color design specialist Rivky Duchman. The evening was a blend of style and spirituality.       Participants were guided through the art of discovering their custom fashion color palette, learning which […]

Why does a soul descend from Heaven into a fragile human body — into a complicated, noisy, distracted life? Any employee is informed of their responsibilities. Why would we be any different?       Kaballah, the teachings of Jewish mysticism, reveals the answer. According to Arizal, the greatest Kabbalist of the past 1,000 years, a soul […]

A recent bereavement group meeting led by Rabbi Dovid Vigler centered on the eternity of the soul and Judaism’s timeless belief in life after death — but this was not an abstract or academic exchange. The questions were deeply personal, tenderly raw, and profoundly moving. Participants spoke about recently departed loved ones, and Rabbi Vigler […]

Chabad of Singer Island, Juno Beach & the Beaches has recently launched a daily minyan, drawing a consistent group of participants each morning.       The daily minyan offers congregants the opportunity to begin their day with prayer in a supportive, welcoming environment. In addition to the prayers, a brief Power Torah class offers meaningful insight […]

Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach will present a pre-Passover production of Matzah Do About Nothing on March 22 at 7 p.m. at the synagogue. This original musical spoof has been created and directed by world-renowned Cantor Meir Finkelstein, who will also appear in the show, accompanied by a 17-piece orchestra, a youth choir, and a […]

In an era marked by religious and cultural division, Rabbi Yaron Kapitulnik and Pastor Samuel St. Fleur offered their community a different path forward at FAU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute — one paved with candor, respect, and unexpected common ground.       The two faith leaders met for The God Squad: An Honest Interfaith Dialogue on […]

Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor welcomes the community to a pre-Passover seder on March 29 at 1 p.m. at Flakowitz of Boynton Beach’s private event room in the Hagen Ranch Commons center. The event, led by Cantor Carol Garrett, will be a joy-filled blend of all the Passover traditions, song, and good friends.       There will be […]

More than 150 members and friends of Temple Israel recently gathered for a lively and laughter-filled event as part of its Simply Jewish series featuring actress, writer, and comedian Jackie Tohn, best known for her role as Esther on Netflix’s hit series Nobody Wants This. The event was held last month at the Lake Pavilion […]