[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 31 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E350]
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                      RECOGNIZING RABBI JAY STEIN

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rabbi Jay Stein, 
the newly installed Rabbi at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, 
Pennsylvania.
   Rabbi Jay M. Stern received his ordination, an M.A. in Jewish 
Education and a B.A. in Jewish Philosophy from the Jewish Theological 
Seminary of America. In addition, he received a B.A., Sociology from 
Columbia University. From 1990-1991, he served as an Alef-Alef Fellow 
in Jewish Education at Tel Aviv University. In 1993, Rabbi Stein was 
awarded The Lowenfeld Prize in Practical Theology from the Jewish 
Theological Seminary of America. In 1995, Rabbi Stein was named a 
Wexner Rabbinic Fellow. He served as Rabbi at Temple Beth Ahm and 
currently serves as Senior Rabbi of Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, 
Pennsylvania. He is also the Vice President of and has written the 
constitution for, the New Jersey Region of the Rabbinical Assembly. He 
has co-published articles on the subject of domestic violence in the 
Rabbinical Assembly Newsletter and Outlook Magazine, as well as 
authored a chapter in the Resource Guide for Rabbis on Domestic 
Violence published by Jewish Women International. Rabbi Stein serves as 
a national consultant in the area of Jewish supplemental high school 
education, as well as the Rabbinic Advisor to the Israel's Ministry of 
Tourism. Currently, he heads up a regional think tank for rabbis 
serving as spiritual leaders in Solomon Schechter Day Schools, and is a 
certified counselor in chemical dependence.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues join me today in recognizing Rabbi 
Jay Stein and wish him the best of luck in his new position.

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