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Rabbi finds his true calling — as a comedian

Thirty-seven years ago, a local interfaith couple was looking for someone to marry them. The person they found, thanks to a family friend, was a comedian — who was also a rabbi. And, yes, he cracked a joke or two during their wedding ceremony.

Ascension Lutheran Church will host its annual Blessing of the Animals service at noon Sunday, at 900 Washington Crossing Road, Newtown.Held in conjunction with the birthday of St. Francis of Assisi, …

David Wisnia remained silent for much of his life about how he survived the Holocaust. But many years later, his grandson, Avi, who grew up in Yardley, helped the cantor find his voice.

The Rev. Larry Richards, a popular conference speaker and pastor from Erie, will conduct a four-day parish mission at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 235 E. State St., Doylestown.The purpose of the mission …

St. Stephen’s UCC, 110 N. 6th St., Perkasie, will host a used bicycle and sewing machine collection from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30. A tax deductible donation fee will be collected from those …

Holy Family University’s Family Center invites the community to its free fall workshops, which promote the “Value of Family” during October and November on the Northeast Philadelphia campus.

Mt. Airy Church will hold a Community Hymn Sing at 5 p.m. Sunday. All are welcome to attend and enjoy singing their favorite hymns.The church is located at 39 Mt. Airy Village Road, just off Route …

Every Thursday from 3-5 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church hosts a mobile food pantry in its parking lot at 10 Chapel Road, New Hope. That’s thanks to a partnership with …

Anyone who would like to learn to decode and read Hebrew is welcome to enroll in a new 10-week course for adults being taught at Temple Judea of Bucks County. Instructor Paula Rose will have students …

Pita Chip, located at 1623 Big Oak Road in Yardley’s Oxford Oaks Shopping Center, is celebrating Rosh Hashanah again this year by offering family meals that benefit a great cause.

Join Kehilat HaNahar, the Little Shul by the River, 85 W. Mechanic St., New Hope, as it delves deeply into the Days of Awe, with multi-access High Holiday offerings and in-person family …

No one is quite sure how long the oak tree has stood at the intersection of York and Street roads in Lahaska. Some say it may have first sprouted in William Penn’s time. But it certainly has been …

Temple Judea of Bucks County will hold an open house on Sept. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. to provide families with an opportunity to meet its religious school director and teachers.

Sun Dog Yoga Studio, 17 W State St # 1, Doylestown will once again host the Buddhist Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery for creation of a Sand Mandala, from its sacred beginning to its ceremonial …

Newtown’s Borscht Belt Delicatessen will provide on-site and off-premise catering for both congregants of Shir Ami synagogue in Newtown, and individuals and businesses within the region.

Pennswood Village, the Quaker-founded retirement and health care community in Newtown, recently held a rededication of its Peace Pole. In 2001, Pennswood Village installed a Peace Pole in front of its …

Handbell ringers at both beginner and expert levels have an opportunity to play in choirs directed by Hyosang Park, artistic director of Philadelphia Bronze and music director at Princeton United …

After 20 years as Senior Pastor of Doylestown Presbyterian Church (DPC), the Rev. Dr. John M. Willingham is preparing his final sermon as he nears retirement.Willingham will preach for the last time …

Parishioners at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham Township donated more than $100,000 to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2022 annual Catholic Charities Appeal.

The public is invited to join Doylestown Friends Quaker Meeting in its annual observance of Hiroshima Day at the intersection of State and Main Streets in Doylestown between noon and 2 p.m. Sunday, …

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