The Gerson “kids” were in high school when they gifted the grill, and Bernie Gerson was in the midst of his career as rabbi of Rodef Shalom. In those days, the rabbi’s Sundays were usually co-opted by meetings, funerals, weddings or classes, leaving little time for family, but he occasionally found time for enjoyable summer grilling.
That changed in 2018 when Gerson retired from the rabbinate, freeing up Sundays for more time at the grill.