Arun Gandhi will give a free lecture, ‘Lessons From My Grandfather,’ Oct. 2 at Florida Atlantic University. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of international symbol for peace and human rights Mahatma Gandhi, will spea
Residents of The Tradition of the Palm Beaches, the senior residence on MorseLife’s Katz Seniors Campus, participate twice a year in the Homebound Mitzvah Program, as part of their commitment to giving to people less fortunate. From left: Rosalie Sh
The Florida Singing Sons will perform as part of St. Gregory’s 2016-17 Concert Series.
The Fort Lauderdale-based choir performs Gregorian chant and Broadway favorites.
Photo provided
By Janice Fontaine
It’s the trip of a lifetime. Vatican City.
Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton had its 23rd annual day of good deeds, including a barbecue at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church to feed people in need. In all, more than 1,000 pounds of clothing, food and toiletries was collected. ABOVE: Co
Liz Ryan
By Janis Fontaine
Liz Ryan has accepted a position with St. Paul’s Day School in Delray Beach as day school director.
Ryan, who has a degree in music/theater, started her child- care career as a volunteer at her church and then honed
Rabbi Joan Cubell, right, with Cantor Geniene Miller, left,
and Adina Baseman Sharfstein at a recent Shabbat service.
Photo provided by Norman Karl Garrett
By Janis Fontaine
Rabbi Joan Cubell wants everyone to feel welcome at Congregation Beit
Sleeves To Go model Susan Costanza walks the runway during the church’s
44th annual fundraising luncheon and fashion show.
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Father Paul Kane, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, participates
in Delray Beach’s Martin Luther King Day Walk to City Hall.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
If you come to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach and ask to
Here are some of the stories about how the money was used, in ways both large and small. The donors want to remain anonymous:
• I started a “Go-Fund-Me” website with my $20 and to date have raised $1,000 for the Village of Hope in Haiti.
• We
Parishioners turn a Boca church’s $8,000
into $30,000 in donations to others in need
The Munson family, (clockwise from front) Pierce, Emerson, Melinda, Ken and Paula,
hold their bricks. Members of Advent Lutheran Church were given play bricks
contai
Note: Events are current as of 11/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.
December 6-12
Sunday - 12/6 - The Evolution of the Torah Over 3000 Years at Temple Sinai, 2475 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. Dr. Leon Weissberg, Judaic studies scholar
Amara (l-r), Ari and David Kaiyalethe pose in the ground floor of the new home they are building in Boca Raton to be within walking distance of Chabad of East Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
David and Amara Kaiyalethe a
Siena Ridolfo holds her baby Jesus prior to the blessing of baby Jesus crèche figurines. Following the blessing, participants wrapped their baby Jesuses to place under the Christmas tree. This was to be the first gift opened on Christmas morning as a
After lighting torches on a menorah, Rabbi Ruvi New of the Chabad of East Boca turns to a crowd of more than 200 who gathered at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton to celebrate Chanukah. Children’s games, a concert and the menorah lighting were all part of
Children from St. Paul’s Day School in Delray Beach sing during the church service on Oct. 26
to celebrate the 51st year of St. Paul’s Day School’s ministry to preschool-aged children and their families.
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Students from Gina Bentivegna’s class at Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton pose for a selfie
in front of the mural they painted Nov. 8 in the Boynton Beach Arts District. The PJPII mural
joined others as part of the Bay Gates Mural Project.
Members of the community-outreach-focused congregation helped make a difference in the lives of others
during the synagogue’s High Holy Days hunger program — among them, ‘Feed My Community,’ in which
more than 5,000 bags were filled with 18,000-plus
Dealing with the emotion of the first day of school for kindergarten students can be handled in a variety of ways. ABOVE: Daniele Murphy of Hypoluxo relaxes daughter Rylee with a quick ‘phone call’ at St. Vincent Ferrer. BELOW: Ann Rodriguez of Boy
Projection system displays and modern music are part of the attraction at the Journey Church.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
The older members of Grace Community Church wanted to see more children when they gave their church away
On Jan. 5, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold a period costume re-enactment
to mark its founding in 1914. Prior to its founding, Lake Worth’s Episcopal family,
the Cooks, had to travel to Holy Trinity in West Palm Beach. At 4 p.m. Jan. 5,
paris
