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Pastors host Seder for neighbors

Commissioner Irwin and Sylvia Pastor hosted about 40 friends for a Seder March 30.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 8:08 p.m. March 30, 2018
  • Longboat Key
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Holidays are a time for friends and family, and Sylvia and Irwin Pastor are making sure that’s exactly how Passover is.

On March 30, the Pastors invited about 40 friends to L’Ambiance for a Passover Seder. Before everyone sat down, guests mingled to catch up with one another while introducing any children and grandchildren present.

Irwin Pastor said they’ve been doing this for probably as long as he and Sylvia have been married.

Hosts Irwin and Sylvia Pastor
Hosts Irwin and Sylvia Pastor
David, Zelagh, Doris, Alivia and Kalki Kaplan
David, Zelagh, Doris, Alivia and Kalki Kaplan
Nancy Cohen and Gail and Stuart Barzman
Nancy Cohen and Gail and Stuart Barzman
Arthur and Bobbi Karafin
Arthur and Bobbi Karafin
Jerry and Terry Blumberg
Jerry and Terry Blumberg
Molly Schechter, Harold Ronson and Bib Grossman
Molly Schechter, Harold Ronson and Bib Grossman
Len Garner and Cheryl Loeffler
Len Garner and Cheryl Loeffler
Joyce, Julia and Sherman Cooper
Joyce, Julia and Sherman Cooper

 

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