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.
To celebrate Tu B’Shevat — the Jewish new year of trees — the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is presenting an online program about climate change and New England forests.
Community leaders for racial justice gathered Friday for an interfaith Shabbat service to honor the shared memory of two civil rights leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
The lights of Hanukkah will shine by Zoom this year at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, with a series of virtual candle lighting events for each of the holiday’s eight nights.