By Janis Fontaine
Boca Beach Chabad brings Alex Clare to Sanborn Square in downtown Boca Raton at 7 p.m. Dec. 13, the seventh night of Hanukkah.
Clare is a devout Orthodox Jew who has chosen his faith over the music business over and over again.
To
The Hustle to End Hunger 5K, sponsored by CROS Ministries, is Oct. 7. ABOVE: The 2022 preparations. Photo provided
No matter how well the economy does, hunger does not go away.
According to the Palm Beach County Food Bank, nearly 160,000 people in o
Rabbi Shmuel Biston and his wife, Sarah Biston, are co-directors of Chabad of East Delray. It holds services at its synagogue at 10 SE First Ave., on the ground floor. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
A “rabbi with a gun” sounds like the punchline of
By Janis Fontaine
After going virtual in 2021 because of the pandemic, First Presbyterian Church’s annual Step-Above Rummage Sale returns as an in-person event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 10-13 at the church at 33 Gleason St., Delray Beach.
Linda Pri
Two panels of Madeleine Fugate’s coronavirus memorial quilt will be on display at St. Paul’s in Delray Beach.
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By Janis Fontaine
On Nov. 7, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will honor the lives lost to the coronavirus with a special Mass fea
By Janis Fontaine
Looking back over the last 18 months and the holidays of 2020, there’s a lot we could criticize, complain and cry about.
But the clergy who serve our community remind us that God loves a grateful heart and they, as leaders, are the
By Janis Fontaine
It was a Hanukkah unlike any other.
The jubilant holiday of lights was dampened by COVID-19, but nothing could dowse the spirit of local leaders.
“Our message is light,” Rabbi Shmuel Biston said. “It only takes a small light to ma
By Janis Fontaine
To Rabbi Shmuel “Shmuli” Biston of Chabad of East Delray Beach, offering free services this month for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the holiest days of the year in Judaism, is the right thing to do.
“Unfortunately, the world revolve
Rabbi Shmuel Biston leans heavily on his wife, Sarah, in his new role as the chabad’s co-director. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
For Shmuel Biston, being a rabbi is the family business. His father, Yosef Biston, is a rabbi in Parkland. His bro
