- November 2, 2024
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About 165 people attended an anniversary party for Temple Beth Israel on Sunday evening.
Photo by Lesley DwyerBarbara Pressman checks in guests.
Photo by Lesley DwyerJoyce Sambursky, Steve Maimon, Co-president Marion Levine and Sam Samelson
Photo by Lesley DwyerMarilyn and Ivan Kushen
Photo by Lesley DwyerShirley Fein, Bib Grossman, Barbara Blumfield and Esta Grocer
Photo by Lesley DwyerHonorees Rabbi Michael and Nancy Eisenstat
Photo by Lesley DwyerDr. Mime gives Susan Goldfarb a quick spin.
Photo by Lesley DwyerLois Freedman, Ron and Karen Ginsberg, Rabbi Stephen Sniderman, Jeffrey and Arlene Stiffman
Photo by Lesley DwyerGuests are given rose colored glasses.
Photo by Lesley DwyerHolly Freedman, Susan Gorin and Bunny Skirboll
Photo by Lesley DwyerDebby Hamburg, Hannah Weinberg and Susan Landau
Photo by Lesley DwyerRon and Marilyn Shapiro
Photo by Lesley DwyerWalter and Gale Frank
Photo by Lesley DwyerJon and Felice Marcus and Steve Schwartz
Photo by Lesley DwyerExecutive Director Isaac Azerad and Co-president David Gorin
Photo by Lesley DwyerGloria Feibus, Lynn Burton, Barbara Rosenthal and Susan Goldfarb
Photo by Lesley DwyerThe theme for the evening is La Vie en Rose.
Photo by Lesley DwyerEsther and Ron Emmerman
Photo by Lesley DwyerTemple Beth Israel has been a part of the Longboat Key community for 44 years. To celebrate, the temple threw a “La Vie en Rose” soiree on Feb. 19 at Michael’s On East. To help see life through the lens of positivity, each guest was gifted a pair of pink, heart-shaped glasses.
About 165 members and guests attended the gala, which honored Rabbi Michael and Nancy Eisenstat.
“Rabbi Eisenstat is our rabbi emeritus. He served the congregation for a very long time, and he continues to participate in many of the activities,” Executive Director Isaac Azerad said. “We have something called the Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism, and it’s a compendium of courses that are of Judaic nature. We repeat it every year, and all the retired rabbis participate.”
Eisenstat led the temple from 1997 to 2008. In addition to being the evening's honorees, which the rabbi humbly said he was embarrassed by, he and wife Nancy recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
The ballroom was dimly lit with candles and decorated in black and white with pops of red. Some of the women wore roses in their hair, and a few of the men dusted off their tuxedos for the occasion.
The entertainment line-up included Dr. Mime Kenny DeCamp, the temple’s organist and Music Director Ann Stephenson-Moe and Sheri Nadelman and SoulRcoaster. Auction items ranged from restaurant gift cards to gold and diamond rings.
In a letter of acknowledgement, Chief of Police George Turner wrote, “Thank you for allowing me to share with you, and acknowledge, the celebration of 44 years of Jewish life, community service and leadership on Longboat Key.”
