Special Recipes for Passover Span Generations
Try these in your upcoming holiday presentations. And have a zissen Pesach!
Head of School Helena Levine Wants to Impact the Jewish Future
As the leading community day school in Palm Beach County, Donna Klein Jewish Academy plays a pivotal role in the area, says Helena Levine, the head of school. “Families come here from all denominations and from around the world. For many families, the school is their primary connection to Jewish life.”
Cantor Magda Fishman Says Relationships Are Her Priority
After arriving at B’nai Torah Congregation at the start of the pandemic and experiencing her first two years of communal life almost entirely on Zoom, Cantor Magda Fishman now loves to greet people in person. “Welcome home!” she says in her warm, Israeli-accented voice.
Rabbi Ed Bernstein Offers Spiritual Support
As a chaplain at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and at Vitas Healthcare hospice, Rabbi Ed Bernstein brings spiritual support to the diverse and growing Jewish community across Palm Beach County. In doing so, he continues to draw from the JTS educational experience that was core to his personal and professional development.
Rabbi Michael Resnick Joins His Congregants in the Search for Meaning
To Rabbi Michael Resnick, what most distinguishes Temple Emanu-El in Palm Beach is the community’s high level of education and the desire for “a Judaism that touches both the heart and the intellect.”
Alumni Support Makes All the Difference
JTS alumni honor their alma mater every day in countless ways—living lives of integrity, compassion, and respect; serving as anchors of the Jewish community—as both professional and lay leaders, teaching Torah in its broadest sense, bringing others into deeper engagement with Judaism, leading efforts to improve the world.
Ensuring the “Smell of Shabbos” Lives On
During a prospective student weekend, Eytan Kenter walked into the former Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall and said, “It smells like Shabbos! This is where I’m going to go.” Fittingly, the Kenter family has now dedicated a mezuzah affixed to the door of a residence hall kitchen.
Honoring Two Generations at JTS
Rabbi Bruce and Tamra Dollin see planned giving as a way to perpetuate the causes and Jewish institutions they value most, like JTS.
