Committee News

In February, a dedicated group of participants returned home from a meaningful volunteer mission to Israel with Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center (Kohl JVC), part of its new partnership with Birthright Israel Foundation.       During the week-long experience, participants traveled throughout Israel, including Federation’s partnership region called TZAHAR — encompassing […]

Two hundred fifty Hadassah members from throughout the Hadassah Florida Atlantic Region recently held a multi-faceted celebration at Benvenuto Restaurant, Boynton Beach. Festivities were led by Susan Wakshul, president of Hadassah Florida Atlantic Region, and Fashion Show and Luncheon co-chairs Jill Davis, VP of Programming, and Donna Graham, VP of Philanthropy       Video greetings from […]

Last month the community gathered at Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens for a deeply moving and inspiring program featuring Rebecca Koltun, a 26-year-old quadriplegic who was paralyzed from the neck down following a tragic ski accident nearly five years ago. The evening began with opening remarks from Rabbi Yisroel Uzvolk, director of CTeen, who welcomed […]

Last month, Lynn University in Boca Raton hosted a powerful conversation featuring Dr. Ariel Gelblung, director for Latin America at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in discussion with historian Dr. Robert Watson, examining the implications of newly surfaced archives from Argentina documenting Nazi escape networks (“ratlines”). Speaking in the wake of a landmark U.S. Senate hearing […]

On the heels of relocating to an expansive new home after 75 years, Temple Israel in West Palm Beach has announced its new executive director: David Schimmel, an established leader with more than three decades of senior leadership experience who has built a national reputation for strategic leadership, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to […]

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens 6100 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens 624.2223, http://www.jewishgardens.com Morning Services Sundays, 9 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. Evening Services & Jewish Life 101 Monday to Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Sundays 10 a.m., Hebrew School Mondays 8:30 a.m., Worldwide Wisdom Tuesdays 8:30 a.m., Worldwide Wisdom 11 a.m., Hebrew Literature 1 p.m., […]

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 […]

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 […]