Photos: Rabbi Celebrated At Jewish Center Of The Hamptons

EAST HAMPTON, NY — Smiles, tears, hugs, kisses and reminiscences were the order of the day on Saturday morning at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on Woods Lane in East Hampton.

Family, friends, members of the congregation, JCOH staff, and priests and rabbis from other local houses of worship gathered to celebrate the inspiring 10 years that Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman has served at the JCOH.

Speech after speech praised "Shelly" for his wisdom, compassion, faith, sense of humor and teaching skills.

Proclamations read by New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and East Hampton Town Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez echoed those sentiments.

Those in attendance had the opportunity to meet and to welcome the JCOH's new Rabbi Joshua Franklin, his wife Stephanie Whitehorn, and their baby Lilah.

Photos by Richard Lewin Professional Photography, soniboy@aol.com.

Reporting by Richard Lewin.