Chilmark Community Church: Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service, 5 to 6 p.m., Chilmark Community Church, 9 Menemsha Crossroads, chilmarkchurch.org, 508-645-3100.
Faith Community Church, Christmas Eve candlight service, 5 p.m., 231 Meetinghouse Way, Edgartown, 508-627-8918.
Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard, Christmas Eve candlelight service of carols and lessons, 5 p.m., 45 South Summer street, Edgartown, federatedchurchmv.org, 508-627-4221.
Before a packed house at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center Thursday, professor David Makovsky wanted people to believe there was a way forward for peace in the Middle East.
Rabbi Caryn Broitman, who leads the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, began her sabbatical in early 2024. For continued leadership, the synagogue invited a trio of local female spiritual leaders to share the duties of weekly Shabbats and Passover services.
The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center received a hoax bomb threat over email on Sunday morning, part of a wave of threats sent to approximately 30 other Massachusetts synagogues, according to Rabbi Caryn Broitman.
As war rages in Gaza and Israel following last week’s Hamas attack, Islanders of many faiths joined the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center congregation in prayer and song Friday evening.
The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is hosting a community prayer service on Friday titled An Interfaith Gathering for the People of Israel — Grief, Prayer and a Vision for the Future.