By COLlive Staff
A capacity crowd was on hand at The Crosswater Hall at the town of Nocatee, on Sunday, June 10th, for Chabad at the Beaches gala dinner celebration.
The event marked their ninth year of commitment to Jewish life in the Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beaches community, led by Shluchim Rabbi Nochum and Leah Kurinsky and Rabbi Eli and Esther Wilansky.
The gala dinner and celebration honored Dr. Michael Mendel and Mrs. Eliana Batya Galer, Mrs. Robin Olson, and Dr. Andrew Forrest. All of the honorees have made great contributions to the Beaches Jewish community through both sweat and spirit. As longtime friends and supporters were honored, the dinner was a time to reflect on another year of spiritual growth in the community.
The evening featured a delectable four course dinner, as well as a hysterically funny comedy hypnosis show by hypnotist Rich Alexander.
Also during the dinner, Chabad held its second annual Chinese and silent auctions. There were raffles for tickets to the Masters Tournament and the Grammys as well as jewelry, cameras, trips to Cancun, Disney passes and a host of other prizes were auctioned off.
The dinner highlighted the vast educational and social work of Chabad around the world in general and Chabad in Jacksonville, directed by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, and Chabad @ the Beaches in particular, which is testimony to the vision, passion, and leadership of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
You guyz are amazing!!! Keep it up! So proud!
Your youngest sis
what a beautiful venue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
the woman in light green…
That is a perfect blend of Shlichus with Tznius!
Rabbi Kahanov, you have what to be proud of! May the Aibershter continue to give lots of hatzlacha in doing the Rebbe’s Shlichus, and establish many more centers in Northeast Florida.
rabbi and mrs. wilansky your work, dedication and unbelievable effort is really admirable and outstanding,
way to go, i envy you and wish all the best of success in all your endevours,
a dear friend and fellow in the community
Eli you rock! Chazak veamatz!!