Honoring Rebbitzen Esther Rosenblatt’s 60^th year in Annapolis

Remembering Rabbi Morris D. Rosenblatt’s 20^th Yahrzeit

The "first couple" of the Annapolis Jewish Community

Schedule of Events

11:00AM – 11:40AM Reception to greet the Rosenblatts in the Kintberger Hallway

11:45AM Enter the Rose & Bernard Legum Sanctuary for the program

Welcoming: Glenn Carr, Program Co-Chairperson

Greeting from the Rabbi: Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum

Board of Governors Remarks: Lore Singerman, President of Kneseth Israel

Sisterhood Remarks : Hinda Exler, President of Kneseth Israel Sisterhood

Introduction of Speakers: Debbie Rosen-McKerrow, Program Co-Chairperson

Speakers: Faye Lieberman

Dr. S. David Krimins

Jason Rosenblatt

Gary Rosenblatt

Michael Blaustein

Memories of Rabbi Rosenblatt: Debbie Rosen-McKerrow

Musical Tribute: Dov Rosenblatt

Our Lady of Honor: Esther Rosenblatt

Memorial Prayer: Cantor Phillip Rosenblatt

Kudos to the Rosenblatt Appreciation Program committee, which includes:

Glenn Carr

Rosalind Krimins

Fay Lieberman

Shirley Lieberman

Libby Monias

Miriam Monias

Debbie Rosen-McKerrow

Thanks to Earl Diamond and Ethan Halpern for the sound system setup, to Dr Laurence Block for the videotaping of the event, and to Edythe Greengold for the flowers, and to Miriam Monias for catering the event, Shirley Aronson, Julia Feldman, Roberta Goldstein,  and Libby Monias for volunteering with Miriam.

Esther: Our thanks for sharing your wisdom and advice, and for the example of strength from which we have all benefited. We will always fondly remember the warmth of your home and sharing times with you and Rabbi Rosenblatt, of blessed memory. We appreciate having you as a friend and guiding light in our community. With our love,

Bev & Ed Albert

To the forever matriarch of Congregation Kneseth Israel, our best wishes for many more years of your ever-present smiles and class.
From Lou, Laurie, Alexander, Sam, Max, and Reba Berman

We are truly honored to have been able to attend this wonderful tribute to our Aunt, Esther Rosenblatt. Together with her wonderful husband, our Uncle Morris, she was a true asset to Congregation Kneseth Israel. She is a true lady in every sense of the word. She stood by his side, supporting him and helped to make his job truly fulfilling and rewarding. She is "CLASSY" all the way and we love her very much. We wish her good health, happiness and nachas from her wonderful family and we hope to come back for her 75th Anniversary in Annapolis.

With much love,

Sandy, Alex Bienenstock and children

The years may have passed - but the stories, thoughts and recollections....are cherished memories..

The Rabbi's first pulpit in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the Rosenblatts and the Blochs buying their first automobile together - a Model A. Their visits back to Gloucester, and our vacations in Annapolis, playing ball with Gary and Jay, reveling in the warm, loving hospitality of "Aunt Esther", mesmerized by the gentle power, passion and persona of "The Rabbi," Remembering the happy times in the company of the Rosenblatts.

Stephan and Linda Bloch

Bellingham, MA

Esther dear, I am so sorry that I cannot be with you and your wonderful family at this milestone Simcha. You are a joy and blessing in my life.

Love,

Shari Cayle

Pompano Beach, Florida

"Be disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace; be one who love his fellow men and draws them closer to Torah " (Pirkei Avoth 1:14). Over the years, Rabbi (z’l) and Esther Rosenblatt personified this mishnah. They loved this community, and we are all better people because of that. They were mentors and role models as a loving couple and G-d fearing, good hearted individuals. We love you so much Esther!

Glenn, Ytta and Susanna Carr

To Our Rebbetzin Emerita Esther Rosenblatt: Warm wishes to an elegant lady, and with fond memories of Rabbi Rosenblatt

Love,

Allen and Judi Cohen & family

Congratulations to you, Esther on this honor. We've had the pleasure of knowing you for so many years on Willowglen Drive ... it's just not the same with Teaneck!!
Our best wishes, Regina and Marty Cohen

With warm regards and best wishes to a most honored and beloved lady.
Joel and Joan & Eric and Catherine Davidson

Dear Esther:
Mazel Tov on your 60th anniversary with Kneseth Israel! Over the years we have benefited so much from your wisdom and delightful wit. You are an inspiration to all. May you continue bis hundert und tzvanzig!
With great affection -- Ruth and Philip Deckelbaum

Tribute to Rabbi & Esther Rosenblatt:
During my days as a Midshipman, marching out with the "Jewish Church Party" to KI on East Street, You and the rabbi, of blessed memory, were always there for me. When I returned to Annapolis with Marcia, both of you became part of our lives. Your first visit to our home with the Menorah will always be remembered. The birth of our children and their growth to manhood included your smiles, teaching and encouragement. In times of sorrow your thoughts and long distance phone calls helped us deal with our losses.
Esther, no words can truly express each and every "Thank You".
But we truly say Mazel Tov on this very special day.
Love,
Earl & Marcia Diamond & family

To our dear Aunt Esther,

Mazel tov and our very best wishes on marking your 60th anniversary in Annapolis. As Rebbetzin to our wonderful Uncle Moish, you both served the community of Annapolis and Congregation Kneseth Israel as Rabbi and Rebbetzin with dignity and with honor. We are so proud of this tribute to you which you so richly deserve.

Love,

Adelle, Ira and Family

Mazel Tov to a very special lady.

Sincerely,

Bob & Renee Epstein

Over the years, I’ve appreciated that Rabbi and Esther have been in our lives. Rabbi married my husband and me when they first came to Annapolis. He performed at the bris of my son Charles, trained both of my sons Charles and Jerry during their Bar Mitzvah. Both Rabbi and Esther worked closely with me on the Sunday Midshipman Breakfast before the Naval Academy had a Jewish Chaplain. I am most grateful for the leadership, friendship, and love over the many years from Rabbi and Esther. Mazel Tov on your 60^th year in Annapolis! Love,

Julia Feldman

In appreciation and honor of the deep and lasting friendship of the late Rabbi and Mrs. Esther Rosenblatt between my parents, the late Mr. Elmer Fox and Mrs. Charlotte Fox. My parents loved to trek the back roads across the Eastern Shore from Easton, crossing the two lane Chesapeake Bay Bridge or ferry in the early years for an evening of friendship, fun and camaraderie with the Rosenblatts. Congratulations on 60 years.

Best Wishes,

Ilene, Allison and Michael Fox

Lakewood Ranch, Florida

Esther, you have always been a dear friend and mentor to me. You have always given me good advice, and my favorite words of wisdom are "It never hurts to do the right thing". I love you dearly.

Sheila and Arthur Fox

Best wishes to my wonderful friend, Esther Rosenblatt, who gives so much of herself to so many. Her genuine warmth, wisdom, and guidance is an inspiration to everyone. Esther is an extraordinary person and it is my privilege to be her long-standing friend. She is a role model and is well deserving of this honor.

Ruth Glazer

Baltimore

To Rebbitzen Rosenblatt: A real friend, a synagogue treasure, a community icon.

Amira and Jody Goldsmith

For the last 60 years, you have built a praiseworthy reputation that you and our congregation are proud of, dear Esther. So we than you and say "Mazel Tov!"

Anna E. Greenberg

Do you know anyone who doesn't love Esther Rosenblatt?

Simply put, Esther fills my heart with unconditional love, joy, devotion, kindness, understanding and respect. This lady truly is the foundation of our Jewish society. I often ask Esther "isn't there someone you don't have a connection with?"

I'm blessed to call Esther a very "special love" and friend I shall always cherish. Each day she brightens my life with an unsurpassed warmth. How very fortunate we all are to truly have "a queen among us!"

We love you Esther!

Linda & David Greenberg and Family

With grateful appreciation for a 60 year friendship with Esther Rosenblatt,

"Edy" Greengold

Esther: We are grateful for the kindness, humility, love, and leadership that you and Rabbi Rosenblatt (z’l) have provided for many years for our synagogue and the community. Mazel tov on your milestone! Love,

Marilyn and Ernest Halpern

For dear Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt

As a child growing up in Annapolis, you and Rabbi Rosenblatt, of blessed memory, were two of my favorite people. As an adolescent, you and Rabbi Rosenblatt taught me, through example, what it means to be a truly Observant Jew. As an adult I look back and appreciate even more the guidance and the inspiration that I received from our Rabbi, of blessed memory, and our Rebbetzin. I will be forever grateful that our lives were joined.

Micah David Halpern

To try to describe the importance and impact of Rabbi Morris and Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt for the Annapolis Jewish community is simultaneously a hopeless task and an easy one. Hopeless, because a full-length volume would not be enough to convey how significant these two individuals have been in the lives of every member of Kneseth Israel since 1945; easy, because it can be summarized simply by saying that the Rosenblatts practically created and certainly shaped and nurtured the Jewish community since they arrived in Annapolis.
This dilemma is even more pronounced for me, since I had the privilege of being an adjunct member of the Rosenblatt family as a child and a teenager -- and in some ways, ever since then. This gave me the opportunity to see sides of the Rabbi and Esther that not everyone else had a chance to experience. For instance, everyone who
knew him was aware of Rabbi Rosenblatt's magisterial dignity, his scholarship, and his oratorical power, but how many knew of his wry and ironic sense of humor, of his penchant for puns, of his passion for gardening? We all grieve his tragic passing.
Fortunately, we still have Esther with us, as we hope that she will be for many years to come. Esther is larger than life; her presence fills any room, and her aura is felt by all around her. Esther is the living personification of elegance, grace, and charm. In another era, she would have held a salon where the good and the great would
have basked in her presence. I have known her for more than 50 years and have never seen her anything other than perfectly turned out, courteous in demeanor, and regal in bearing. To talk with her is a delight and a privilege; for Esther to call you "honey" and to tell you a Yiddish saying or recount a humorous story is to experience the art of conversation as it is too rarely practiced today. She is also an extraordinarily kind person. I will always be grateful for the fact that in my father's last years, after he left Annapolis, she called him every Friday to see how he was and to wish him a Shabbat Shalom.
Even today, when I come to Annapolis to go to the cemetery, I can not imagine not visiting with Esther. And when I do, the conversation inevitably turns to Congregation Kneseth Israel. She can no more relinquish her love for the synagogue than she could that for her family. And as that love is reciprocated, it will inevitably sustain both her and the Congregation, two great and enduring Annapolis institutions.
Michael and Phyllis Hammer

We wish to join with you in tribute to a great lady, Mrs. Esther Rosenblatt. As the mother of our dear friends, Judy and Gary Rosenblatt, she has been close to our hearts for over 35 years. Our respective families have shared many smachot together: babies born, redeemed (Pidyon haben), bar/bat mitzvahed, married, and then, Baruch Hashem, going on to produce beautiful babies of their own. And, sadly, we have cried together in moments of loss, most notably the tragic passing of Esther's revered husband, Rabbi Morris Rosenblatt of blessed memory. We have never met someone quite as special as Esther Rosenblatt. Her noble bearing, her inexhaustible pride and love for her family, her charming Southern-accented communication style and captivating personality make her someone to be cherished and respected without reservations.

It has been our great pleasure to call her our friend, our Rebbetzin and even, our surrogate Bobbi. We wish her much contentment, good health and many years filled with nachat from her family and from all of us who love her.

Marcia and David Jacobowitz

As a former resident of Annapolis, Maryland, I had the pleasure and good fortune to be a congregant at Kneseth Israel at time when Rabbi Morris Rosenblatt was its spiritual leader, assisted by his lovely wife Esther, his dedicated helper. They both not only devoted their lives as leaders of the synagogue, but were also valued friends and advisors. They created an unusually welcoming atmosphere for an orthodox institution, one which attracted members from other backgrounds. The Annapolis community is indeed blessed to have such a Rabbi and Rebbetzin as they.

The rabbi also served as a chaplain for the Naval Academy. It was a reassuring sight to see the Jewish midshipmen gather at the synagogue every Sunday morning for services. I was grateful that rabbi was able to introduce me to this institution in 1964 by offering me tickets to attend the midshipmen’s elaborate graduation ceremonies.

My late husband, David Ungar, and I were close friends of the Rosenblatts and we spent much time together. With their advice, they helped me to overcome many life cycle difficulties. I continue to be in steady contact with Esther, and her advice, to this day, is invaluable. My present husband, Leo Klein, and myself wish Esther a happy and long life in good health together with her loved ones, with a continued vigorous presence for her many friends in Annapolis.

Bracha & Leo Klein

Cedarhurst, NY

Esther – You have been the strength of our lives. May Hashem grant you another 60 years to bless us. Love always,

The Krimins

The Legum family cherishes the long, enduring and loving relationship we have had with our beloved Rabbi Rosenblatt of blessed memory, and our lovely Rebbetzin Emerita, Esther. The Rabbi was our spiritual leader and teacher; but most of all, our friend. Rose and Bernie and Esther and Morris had a wonderful relationship built on mutual love and respect. For all of our life cycle events our families were linked and our families’ bonds strengthened. At our home Shul business was always a major topic of conversation and discussion.

Esther, we lovingly remember her wisdom and many kindnesses, for her answers to life’s many mysteries and for her caring guidance.

Our memories are precious reminders of two extraordinary people.

The Legum Clan salutes Esther on her 60 years in Annapolis and thanks her for all she has done to enhance our community.

Ina and Jeff Legum, Bev and Stew Aaron, Wendy and Wayne Legum, & Cheryl and Jay Morgan

You and Rabbi Rosenblatt are the first people I remember meeting when I moved to Annapolis at the age of four. I was fascinated when the Rabbi came to our house and hung a mezzuzah on our front door. I still recall his warm and friendly explanations, and his instruction to my sister Karen and me to make hanging a mezzuzah a first priority with each new home, which we have done. We think he'd be pleased to know we've kept that mezzuzah as a cherished family heirloom, and have passed his teachings on to our own children.

Rebbetzin, thank you as well for welcoming my family wholeheartedly to this community, even after I almost destroyed your beautiful curtains. You forgave me when you realized I could already read, a lesson to us on the value of education. Since then, you and the Rabbi have been constant, quiet role models to Karen and me, never failing to treat others with respect, affection, kindness and dignity.

So, on behalf of the Lindeman family, I am very glad to have this opportunity to thank you for having helped to make Kneseth Israel the wonderful home it has always been to us, and to hope for many more years to learn from and enjoy you.

Holly Lindeman

We pay tribute to our "model" Rebbetzin, mother, mother-in-law, bubby and friend, Esther Rosenblatt. Over the years, as our families have grown together, we have gained from your wisdom and have been inspired by you, as we know you have inspired your shul and community.

Elsa and Mark Lustman and family

In Memory of our Beloved Uncle Rabbi Morris D. Rosenblatt z"l on his 20 th Yahrzeit and in honor of our beloved Aunt Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt, who stood by his side and together they helped build the Jewish Community in Annapolis. May Hashem grant her many more years of good health and happiness together with her family.

With Love,

Mina, Howard and Sharon Millendorf

Mazel tov to the Rosenblatt family for a strong tradition of leadership, compassion, care and dedication to the Jewish people!
Sincerely-
Jennifer & Victor Mizrahi

Esther and Rabbi z"l welcomed us to Annapolis in 1958. They became our spiritual leaders, our counselors, and our friends. We will always cherish our friendship, which grew to become family. Love Libby and Michael Monias

To our dear Aunt Esther,
A very wise and caring woman, a role model for Jewish women. We are so privileged to know you.
Love, Nechama and Yaakov Motzen and Family

Esther: Even though we're 5,000 miles away in Hawaii, the love we have for you and our fond memories of Rabbi Rosenblatt keep you close to our hearts. Sending you our warmest aloha and shalom

Judy and Allan Rachap

My home has been in Baltimore the last 48 years but my roots are in Annapolis, and Kneseth Israel 60 years ago. I had the privilege of being in the first Bat Mitzvah class of Rabbi Rosenblatt, of blessed memory. He married my husband and I in June 1957. Through the years, we always kept in touch with each other. He officiated at our daughter’s wedding in Baltimore about 25 years ago. Rabbi also officiated at the funeral of my father of blessed memory, 30 years ago. Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt has also been a mentor and a role model that has been beneficial to both myself and my family. In my teen years as a councilette, she would have a few girls over to her home for a Shabbat dinner and we would share that tradition together. I will always remember and treasure our connection. I will always be grateful to them for their caring and time for me when I needed them in good times and sad ones. What a blessing that they both have been, and they have touched my life. I hope the Rebbetzin will have long healthy years and continue to do what she is doing. She is truly a woman of valor.

Most sincerely,
Shirley Fine Rodbell

Dear friends:

If I had to pick a single text to sum up Mom’s qualities, it would be the famous Mishna in Pirkei Avoth, in which Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai tells this five month outstanding students, "Go out and see which is the best trait a person should acquire." Rabbi Eliezer said "A good eye." Rabbi Yehoshua said, "A good friend." Rabbi Yose said, "A good neighbor." Rabbi Shimon said, "One who considers the consequences of an action." Rabbi Elazar ben Aruch said, "A good heart." Rabbi Yocahanan said to his diciples, "I prefer the words of Rabbi Elazar ben Aruch, ‘A lev tov, a good heart’, because your words are included in his words." That is, to have a good heart is to have a good eye, a "ayin tovah" is the opposite of "ayin hara", the evil eye. It’s to have and to be a good friend and a good neighbor and to have a good heart is to consider the consequences of an action.

Instead of repeating what the learned commentaries over the centuries have to say about all of these qualities, I can only speak simply from my heart about what Mom’s lev tov, her good-heartedness, means to me. More than once over the years, sometimes when she herself was sad and lonely, Mom would tell me good news about someone from the Annapolis Jewish community: a life cycle event, and Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a wedding, an anniversary, or a birthday – celebrated in grand style. After describing the event in loving detail, Mom would say, confidingly, "Jason, you know, there is something wrong with me. I just don’t have the capacity to feel jealous. I’m really happy about the good fortunes of other people."

You had to hear this to appreciate it. Not only was there not a trace of pride on Mom’s remark, but it was as if she were apologizing for lacking some universal trait of human nature. And unfortunately in our world, there are far too many people with a lev ra (and evil heart). To these people, even a slight personal inconvenience seems more important than the agony of their closest friends, because a sense of sympathy and human relatedness lies wholly outside their experience. They fell only what touches them. To have a good heart (a lev tov) is to have a highly-developed capacity for what might be called "fellow-feeling" or "sympathetic love." It means that you know what other people are feeling, and you feel it, too. This attribute can make a good person unusually vulnerable because people with a "lev tov" instinctively trust other people and because they are blind to their own best interests. They care more about others than about themselves.
When Dad, zichrono liv’racha, was Rabbi in Annapolis, Mom’s qualities as Rebbitzen were part of the job description. She was expected to be a strong right arm to the Rabbi, and a ministering angel to the community. According to a Yiddish expression, all rebbitzens are magicians, for how else can they raise a family on a rabbi’s salary? For the past twenty years, Mom has been a rebbitzen only out of her own lev tov. She looks for no reward when she visits the sick, comforts the bereaved, or offers wise counsel to the congregation. She rejoices and grieves with you, and it is all lishmah (for it’s own sake). Mom, over the many years that you have been a mother and a rebbitzen, you have taught us, your children, that enduring love is the greatest gift life has to offer. It is a gift of giving rather that receiving, and giving is for you the easiest thing in the world, because you have a lev tov. We pray that you will be privileged to celebrate for years to come together with the Rosenblatt and Kneseth Israel Families.
Jason and Zipporah Rosenblatt

Rafi, Yael, Zachary, Gabriel, and Eitan Rosenblatt

Dear Esther,
You are a role model to all of those you who get to know you. A role model as a mother, mother-in-law and grandmother and most of all as a human being. We only know you as Jason and Gary's mother and not in your role as Rebbitzen. We have come to respect and love you and can only imagine the wonderful Rebbitzen you were and still are.
With Love and Admiration
Bonnie and Bernie Rubin

Thanks for the memories! Annapolis will always be home to us. Esther and the Rabbi have been a part of Joan’s family since early childhood. From Sunday school, to Hebrew school, to confirmation and even to our wedding, According to Joan, "Rabbi Rosenblatt was always my Rabbi, one who could be counted on for wisdom, for guidance and spiritual teachings". For four years Don, too, benefited from his knowledge and interpersonal relationship with the "Jewish Church Party" during his tenure as Jewish chaplain at the Naval Academy. Much of what Don and Joan are today can be attributed to the Rabbi’s influence. He was the supreme role model and spiritual leader.

For us, there can be no one who fills the role of Rebbitzen better than our dear Esther. Over the years, the bond between Esther and us has continued to grow stronger. She is always there for us, in sickness and health, in happiness and sorrow. We can count on Esther to provide the gentle words of wisdom. She makes us laugh; she gives us encouragement. It is said, "home is where the heart is". Our hearts will always be filled with gratitude to our lovely "Queen" Esther, a true matriarch of Kneseth Israel Congregation and to the memory of our beloved Rabbi.

Joan & Don Sacarob

Annandale, Virginia

With great respect and admiration to a true woman of valor, Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt. Mazel Tov! Sara and Jack Schmerling

Our relationship with Esther began 57 years ago and it gives us pleasure to call her our dear friend. Her beauty, ability, and graciousness enhanced her role as our beloved rabbi's wife as well as a constant helpmate to our Kneseth Israel community. We value her presence among us and wish her a most happy and healthy birthday, with many, many more years ahead!
With love, from Norma Lee & Nathan Schwartz

We have only been in Annapolis and members of Kneseth Israel for 13 years. Esther with her warmth and welcoming smile made us feel at home immediately. And we've come to know that nobody can tell a story like Esther.
Irv and Maxine Silber

My first recollection of Esther Rosenblatt was at the old shul on East Street and Prince George Street in 1945. What a lovely lady, I thought; she still is. She was wearing a striking white fur hat and was beautifully attired. I always admired her taste in clothes.

Rabbi Rosenblatt was one of the two rabbis that officiated at my wedding. It appears that the two knots were tied securely. Rabbi Rosenblatt also oversaw the brisses of my sons, Joel and Michael, their Bar Mitzvahs; and Janice's Bas Mitzvah. He was kind enough to affix a mizuzah to the door post of our new home.

I recall that the Rebitzen and the Rabbi visited us when Janice was an infant and they asked to hold her because they were expecting their first grandchild and wanted a granddaughter. It did not work out. Noah was born a couple of months later.

They were especially kind to my parents, Abraham and Mollie Kurnow, during good and not-so-good times.

Rosalyn and Harold Singerman

Esther and the late Rabbi Rosenblatt welcomed us to Annapolis in 1958. When my mother, of blessed memory, came to stay, Esther treated her to her famous iced coffee at a visit to their home. They blessed our new home in Admiral Heights in 1960 with a mezuzzah. The Rabbi went in the ambulance with my dying mother after a Chanukah party for seniors at their home. He comforted us throughout the Shivah period. Rabbi Rosenblatt helped prepare our sons, Howard and Keith, for their Bar Mitzvah. Esther made dinners for all the Bar Mitzvah boys. They were freilach Shabbos meals (Rabbi Rosenblatt was present at Keith’s bris; Howard was born in Baltimore). They helped us in times of depression and celebrated our simchas. When I was the shul library chairwoman, the Rabbi and I collaborated on which books to buy. Esther was always a pleasure to work with, whether through the Jewish organizations or planning a party for a friend. The Rabbi was supportive of Eliot’s duties as President of the Reiter B’nai B’rith Lodge and as Regional President. Together over the years, and singly since the Rabbi’s death, the Rosenblatts helped to ground us in Judaism as the deeply rooted tree in the Psalm of David. They put our feet on the right path, and for that we are deeply grateful. With our love to you and Rabbi Rosenblatt of blessed memory,

Phyllis & Eliot Siskind

Dear Esther:

In the words of John Ruskin, "When love and kindness work together, expect a masterpieve." You are a masterpiece! With love and respect,

Laura and Steve Sutton

Esther: Remember all those rainy day rides to Baltimore? Especially the one when the windshield wipers broke??? Thanks for all that you have done over the years for so many people.

With all of our love,

Sandy & Arthur Torf

Janis, Robyn, Louis and the entire family

Esther-You are a true Woman of Valor: compassionate, moral, intelligent, humorous and kind. Your have always had great physical beauty to match your beautiful spirit. Thank you for 60 years as a spiritual light and a helping hand for the Kneseth Israel Congregation family. With our very best wishes on this most auspicious occasion. 

Fondly-Susan, Paul and Alex Vitale.

Aunt Esther, I have such fond memories of visiting you and Uncle Moishe throughout my childhood. You were both always so warm and hospitable, and you had the only home that I knew of that was centrally air conditioned, a real treat at the time. I have always had a special place in my heart for you both and for your sons, Gary and Jason and their families. You are a woman of great wisdom and grace and continue to be a role model for me.

May Uncle Moishe's memory continue to be a blessing to us all.

Love,

Sandy and Marc, Rebecca, Max and Sara Weiner

Our shul was lucky to have you and the Rabbi here all these years. I hope that you’ll be here, in good health, for many years to come.

With love,

Beverly Zaino

Dear Esther:

We’ve been through so much together for 55 years. You’ve been such a good friend to me, just like a sister, and I love you very much.

Fay Zeller