Beverly’s B’nai Abraham fetes Kaplans, Shelkrots
On the evening of Yom Kippur, Beverly’s Temple B’nai Abraham honored two couples who have been members for nearly 60 years for embodying the temple’s guiding value of nediv lev, a generous heart. Before the start of Kol Nidre, the temple on East Lothrop Street honored Dr. Harold and Zelda “Zellie” Kaplan and Dr. Joel […]
Past JWV national commander seeks to revive Marblehead-Swampscott post
Speaking at a Veterans Day event at Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott last year, Barry Lischinsky asked how many in attendance were veterans. To the Beverly resident’s surprise, about 15 Jewish veterans stood up. He recognized one of the veterans from his time in the military. “The other 14 veterans I knew nothing of,” said […]
Epstein Hillel turns the page after last year’s fiscal uncertainty
MARBLEHEAD – During a recent visit to the Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School on Community Road, kindergarteners were busy with a lesson about dipping apples into honey for a sweet New Year. Students in the first and second grade classroom had come from the school’s garden, where they sampled vegetables as part of the science […]
Chabad and Peabody schools to bring former Israeli hostage to the North Shore
PEABODY – After being taken hostage by terrorists at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Omer Shem Tov survived 505 days in captivity despite being given little food or water and being kept in complete darkness in the terror tunnels. Shem Tov was fresh from army service when he was […]
A call for tzedakah from the bimah
At High Holiday services, many congregations hear leadership speak about the importance of tzedakah – charity – at this time of year in an appeal to support the shul. It’s a time when synagogue leadership outlines the importance of supporting the congregation both financially and through volunteerism. In the run-up to the High Holidays, the […]
‘Shofar on the Boulevard’ to be held on Sept. 13 in Gloucester
On Sunday, Sept. 13, the ancient sound of the shofar will ring out along Gloucester’s waterfront as Chabad of Cape Ann hosts Shofar on the Boulevard, a public Rosh Hashanah gathering at the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial on Stacy Boulevard. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins this year at sundown on Friday, Sept. 11 and […]
Shirat Hayam vandalism suspect faces unrelated breaking and entering charges in Lawrence
Nick Ashtar-Zadeh, 25, of Dracut, who police allege damaged the landscaping and drove into a Star of David sculpture at Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott on the early morning of June 30, will remain in custody until at least Sept. 22. After a hearing in Lynn District Court on Aug. 20, a judge took no […]
Peabody shul donates two Torahs to Jewish summer camps
With membership in decline and a building that had become hard to keep up, Congregation Sons of Israel sold its over 110-year-old shul on Elliott Place in downtown Peabody to the El Faro Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2025. The small egalitarian congregation, which was established in 1909 and had just under 100 member families, was […]
Synagogue vandalism suspect to stay in jail pending hearing
A Dracut man who allegedly vandalized the landscaping and tried to knock over the Star of David sculpture of a Swampscott synagogue with his car will remain in jail at least until a hearing scheduled for Aug. 20. Nick Ashtar-Zadeh, 25, faces charges of malicious destruction of property, a civil rights violation, property damage to […]
Alleged Swampscott synagogue vandal faces hearing via Zoom
SWAMPSCOTT – A Dracut man who police say tried to run over a Star of David at the entrance of Congregation Shirat Hayam appeared via Zoom at a pretrial hearing in Lynn District Court on Friday, Aug. 7. He is facing charges of destruction of property, a civil rights violation and other counts after allegedly […]
