InterFaith21

Editor Mary Kate Leming says another fine edition of The Coastal Star newspaper went to press last night. That means I soon can provide a link to the Obama/Cairo comment from my regular InterFaith21 column in the Star. Meanwhile I’m posting links to several other I21 essays in the paper.

First, here’s Rabbi Marc Schneier: “Rabbi at forefront of faith, ethnic dialogue.” After providing me an enlightening interview, renown Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke during the Alpert Jewish Family & Jewish Children’s Services’ inaugural Chai Society reception for major donors. The rabbi’s mother and her husband hosted the meeting at their home in Manalapan. There are additional photos by Jerry Lower here and here.

I plan to be back to add some “bonus features” to these past I21 columns. For now let me note that Mary Kate and Jerry, her husband and The Coastal Star’s publisher, have corralled as freelancers some of South Florida’s finest writers — my friends and colleagues recently separated from The Palm Beach Post and other area publications.

The editor of The Coastal Star, Mary Kate Leming, and Jerry Lower, her husband and The Coastal Star publisher, hosting area journalists in August 2009 in Briny Breezes.

Inserted in the Star through special arrangement is the Palm Beach Arts Paper — “Your Seasonal Guide to South Florida Culture.” There again the arts writers and artists featured are my former Post colleagues Sharon McDaniel, Greg Stepanich, Scott Simmons, Hap Erstein, Katie Deits, Pat Crowley and others.

Hardly are Mary Kate and Jerry slouches themselves. She most recently was media editor for The Post, he director of photography for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. They now have their own newspaper. It’s classy. Folks love it. It even features an interfaith corner.

Take a look.