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Members of Hadassah Florida Atlantic Advocacy Team: Lois Gordon, Marlene Cohen, Toby Usenheimer, Rep. Lois Frankel, Joanna Rothstein, Iris Rothstein, Joy Parks, Sheila Steinberg. Members of the Hadassah Florida Atlantic advocacy team had the opportunity to share the organization’s views on a variety of legislative issues with Rep. Lois Frankel and Felicia Goldstein, the congresswoman’s […]

Rabbi Danielle Bensimhon opens the service with song and prayer. Temple Beth David of Palm Beach Gardens held its 14th Annual Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day Vigil of Remembrance last month.       During the 12-hour period from 9:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., congregants, their families and friends, and members of other communities of faith came together […]

A group of non-Jewish community leaders recently returned from Israel — the fourth trip of this type since October 7, 2023 — to visit the country and participate in a Community Leaders Israel Study Tour, led by Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred. These trips allow participants […]

Dr. Elaine Rotenberg, Reuben Romirowsky, Zelda Mason, Jennifer Lesser, Maxine Marks, Ilene Goldstein Alpert Jewish Family Service hosted its 15th annual Passover seder last month in Palm Beach Gardens. It brought together over 20 residents of the Levine JRFS Residential Program, their families, community members, as well as JFS leadership for a meaningful and inclusive […]

Temple Judea of Palm Beach Gardens was filled to the brim with joy, pride, and the warmth of family as more than 200 people gathered for YEP Shabbat — an annual celebration bringing together students, parents, grandparents, and siblings for a truly special evening.       The service was a showcase of everything students have learned […]

On a warm Friday afternoon in Palm Beach Gardens, something quietly remarkable is happening. Families are streaming through a set of open doors, children racing ahead, parents catching up, grandparents beaming. Some are in suits. Some are in jeans. Many haven’t set foot inside a synagogue in years. All of them are welcome.       Rooted […]

Cantor Kaylene Cole, Reverend Henry Green, Rabbi Carlie Daniels, Chorale Soloist Flora Jackson Nearly 200 members of Palm Beach County’s legal community, along with community leaders and friends, came together for the 3rd Annual Unity Passover Seder, an evening that blended tradition, education, and meaningful connection across faiths and backgrounds. The event was held at […]

The first rule of public speaking is to stop talking before the audience stops listening. Rabbi Shmuel Lew recently spoke to the Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens Men’s Club for 90 minutes — and no one stopped listening.       Rabbi Lew regaled the men with wisdom and humor based on a lifetime of personal experiences […]

Rosh Chodesh, the celebration of the new moon, has held a special place in Jewish life for thousands of years. Because the Jewish calendar is rooted in both lunar and solar cycles, the new moon has long served as a powerful symbol of renewal — marking the rhythms of the seasons, the passing of time, […]

As Passover drew to a close, Chabad of Singer Island, Juno Beach and the Beaches hosted the meaningful tradition known as the Meal of Moshiach, with over 50 in attendance. Originating from the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, this gathering focused on the anticipation of the ultimate redemption.       Participants shared matzah and four cups of […]