[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       CHABAD HOUSE ANNUAL DINNER

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 7, 1995
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, April 30, 1995, the Les Turchin 
Chabad House at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, will hold 
its annual dinner in Somerset, NJ.
  For 15 years, Chabad House has served as a focal point for students 
seeking to supplement their educational experience with a deeper sense 
of culture, faith, and fellowship. By rediscovering and embracing 
regular observance of the Torah, the Students of Chabad House have 
gained spiritual insights and a strong sense of values that will be of 
invaluable support throughout their lives. And for parents who 
naturally worry about the influences that their children will encounter 
at college, Chabad House offers the assurance of a positive 
environment.
  I would particularly like to extend my congratulations on the 
construction of the new Les Turchin Student Center, which will further 
the good works of Chabad House. Mr. Turchin's tireless dedication to 
the community serves as an inspiration to us all. The founder, chairman 
of the board and chief executive officer of Tops Appliance City has 
somehow found time to lead an extremely impressive fund-raising effort 
to make the Chabad House a reality. The new Chabad House will provide a 
synagogue, a kosher kitchen, and dinning area for 300 students, and 
housing for 48 students. The Publication Office will house L'Chaim, the 
university's student-run newspaper, and The Chabad Times, the largest 
Jewish newspaper in central New Jersey with a circulation of 60,000. A 
unique array of programs for the community will bring Rabbis and 
volunteers to shut-in, hospital patients, nursing home residents and 
prison inmates. Family services will be provided and expanded, 
including family counseling and a drug prevention program.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to pay tribute to Chabad 
House at Rutgers, to Les Turchin for his hard work and energy in making 
the new facility a reality, to all the religious leaders and volunteers 
who make these programs work and to the fine young men and women who, 
by embracing their timeless and enduring heritage, are working to make 
their campus and their community a better place.


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