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Emily Grabelsky with Mordukh Ostrovsky and his aide       Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service brought together more than 75 Holocaust survivors from Palm Beach County for a High Holy Day Celebration at Temple Beth Tikvah in Greenacres. About 130 attendees (including family members and aides) attended the event, where guests shared a festive […]

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently celebrated the bris of the great-grandson of Hans Homburger, a Kindertransport survivor. The baby is the grandson of Wayne and Linda Posner, and his bris was not only a family simcha but a testament to the eternal miracle of Jewish survival.       In 1937, as the shadow of the […]

Photo by Lila Photo Jewish educator, cantor, and recording artist Abbie Strauss has been inducted into the Grammy Recording Academy, a powerful affirmation of her decades-long commitment to uplifting Jewish life and spiritual connection through music.       Strauss is also celebrating a major milestone as her music and band are being featured nationwide on JLTV […]

Mishpacha, a volunteer-powered support network dedicated to providing emotional, spiritual, and practical care for Jewish individuals of all ages, officially launched in Palm Beach Gardens last month. The event was filled with warmth, connection, and an inspiring sense of community.       Rooted in compassion, Mishpacha (which means family in Hebrew) exists to ensure that no […]

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently welcomed Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi of the Israel Defense Forces for the season-opening Changemakers event. Introduced by sponsor Lauren Gross and Rabbi Dovid Vigler, the evening emphasized the deep spiritual connection to the Land of Israel and the power of Jewish faith.       General Avivi shared how faith […]

Lauren Fischer, Isaac Fischer, and Holocaust survivor Alex Metzger PJ Our Way and From March to Miriam Host Intergenerational Program       More than 130 community members came together last month at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Zinman Hall for “Dor L’Door, an inspiring art and mitzvah experience presented by PJ Our Way […]

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens Hebrew School recently hosted its annual Open house celebration and brunch.       While the parents enjoyed a curriculum presentation, students sat with their teachers for a group activity in the garden. Students built creative projects together with their teachers and even the toddlers enjoyed hands-on sensory play and Jewish-themed crafts. […]

On October 7, 2023, as the world watched in horror, Eli Sharabi was dragged from his home at Kibbutz Be’eri and taken hostage by Hamas. For 491 days, he lived in darkness beneath the earth, starved, beaten, chained, and stripped of everything but his will to survive. When freedom finally came, Eli weighed less than […]

      Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently observed the fast of Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, in the most memorable and positive way possible.       Chabad believes that keeping a healthy body is a holy endeavor, so at the very end of the Tisha B’Av services and after 24 hours of […]

      Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service hosted a back-to-school barbecue bash at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach for participants of the organization’s Mentoring 4 Kids Program. Kids from Palm Beach County spent the day doing crafts, playing games, and having their backpacks filled with school supplies.       The participating kids are all […]