Festival At Pines Church To Help Finance Parish Center Construction

RELIGION NEWS Valerie Hersch

Carnival rides and raffles with cash prizes will be among the featured activities at St. Edward Catholic Church's fourth annual festival, which will continue through Sunday.

Proceeds from the event, which began on Thursday, will help finance the construction of a parish center for the church, which is at Pines Boulevard and 190th Avenue in Pembroke Pines.

The festival hours are 4-11 p.m. today, 1-11 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p.m. Sunday. Wristbands entitling wearers to unlimited rides will be on sale for $10 for use only on Saturday from 1-6 p.m.

For information, call 954-436-7944.

Temple Sinai in Hollywood offers an array of academic speakers for its upcoming "Club Ed" program, a Jewish art and cultural education symposium planned for Saturday.

Dr. Leon Weissberg will speak on "Akeida (The Binding of Isaac): Biblical Interpretation through the Ages." Florida Atlantic University professor and archaeologist Dr. Arlene Fradkin will discuss "Excavating Tzippori in the Galilee." And writer and National Public Radio commentator Carol Gross will speak on "Kinahora: Knock Wood, Jewish Superstitions Old and New."

The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the temple, 1400 N. 46th Ave. Call 954-987-0026.

"The Jewish Secret and the Dalai Lama" will be the topic at the next lecture to be presented at the Hallandale Jewish Center.

Dr. Nathan Katz, professor and chairman of the department of religious studies at Florida International University, will lead the discussion at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Refreshments will be served before the lecture, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the social hall of the temple, 416 NE Eighth Ave.

Admission is $3 for those not registered in the center's adult Jewish education program. The public is welcome to attend. Call 954-454-9100.

Glamorous creations of designer Zola Keller will be among those presented at "Elegance," the fifth annual luncheon and fashion show on Sunday at Beth Ahm Israel in Cooper City.

Proceeds from the show, which is being organized by the members of the temple Sisterhood, will be used for student educational programs, as well as for programs benefiting the congregation at large.

Keller, the featured designer at the show, owns a store on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.

The event, set for 11:30 a.m., will include a cocktail reception, vendor showcase, raffle prizes and a silent auction with items ranging from jewelry and fine wines to vacations and dinners.

The cost to attend is $40 a person, or $50 a person with 25 raffle tickets included.

The temple is at 9730 Stirling Road. Call 954-431-5100.

Temple Solel will sponsor a storytelling and sing-along event on Sunday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the Oakwood Plaza shopping center in Hollywood.

The temple's rabbi and cantor will entertain families by reading children's stories and leading the sing-along. Directors of the temple's childhood and education programs will direct an arts and crafts project. And Seymour Brody, author of the book Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America, will speak and sign books.

There will be free milk and cookies for children, and coffee for adults. Admission is free. The event will be from 2-5 p.m.