Temple Emanu-El observes tradition

By Observer Staff
| 5:00 a.m. January 5, 2011

Seasonal Longboat Key residents Merle and Lenny Nelson

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+ Temple Emanu-El observes tradition
Christmas Eve fell on a Friday, which gave 150 Temple Emanu-El members, including many Longboat Key residents, a chance to combine two traditions: Friday night Sabbath services and Shabbat dinners with a “traditional” Jewish Christmas Eve meal of Chinese food. The tradition likely originated years ago, when Chinese restaurants were the only restaurants open on Christmas Eve.