25th Anniversary Year observances begin with a special Shabbat service launching the theme “From Generation to Generation.” The centerpiece of the celebration is a lecture by Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel before an estimated 1,200 people. A 25-year history of the Temple, written by Robert W. Kenny, is published. Saturday morning Torah Study in initiated.

Judy Seiff becomes Director of Education, combining supervision of nursery school and religious school operations. Karen Simpson replaces her as our second nursery school director. Outreach program is developed to address issues affecting families of interfaith marriages. Nursery School enrollment reaches 160. Temple membership grows to 628 families.