[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL AND NECHAMA DINA MANGEL

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                            HON. JON RUNYAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2012

  Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to pay tribute to two of 
my constituents from southern New Jersey. Rabbi Menachem Mendel and 
Nechama Dina Mangel, are known to their friends as Rabbi Mendy and 
Dinie. They are a Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic couple who were married in 
1992 in Brooklyn, New York. They have directed Chabad Lubavitch of 
Camden and Burlington Counties, since settling in their New Jersey 
community in 1994.
  Rabbi Mendy received his Rabbinical ordination in New York and 
together they began to offer a wide-range of educational programs to 
increase Jewish knowledge and observance in the area. By the spring of 
1994, the Chabad Lubavitch Center was established in a storefront in 
Voorhees, Chabad Hebrew School was inaugurated, and Shabbat services 
began. In April of 2002, to accommodate the increasing number of 
programs and participants, Chabad moved to its present home in Cherry 
Hill. Rabbi Mendy and Dinie have since expanded their activities into 
Burlington County. In 2004, they brought Rabbi Yitzchok and Baily Kahan 
on board to begin the Gan Israel Day Camp at Chabad and to assist with 
the general growth and expansion of activities at the center. More 
recently, in the summer of 2010, Rabbi Menachem and Shterna Kaminker 
joined the staff, to work with the Hebrew-speaking community.
  The Mangels are the proud parents of eight wonderful children, ka''h, 
ranging in age from 18 2 years. Many people have come to know Rabbi 
Mendy and Dinie and their children through their involvement and 
service to their community. They participate in their community's 
annual Menorah lighting ceremony, deliver Purim gift packages, teach 
classes in the synagogue, or invite friends and neighbors in to their 
home to enjoy a delicious and spirited Shabbat meal. They have opened 
their home and their hearts to share the warmth of Jewish life and 
tradition with the many Jews in our area. Rabbi Mendy and Dinie and 
their family have devoted their lives to ignite a passion for greater 
commitment to Jewish life in all whom they meet.
  Rabbi Mendy will be honored this week at the annual Chai Gala 
celebration in Cinnaminson, New Jersey and I urge my colleagues to join 
in me in offering my most sincere congratulations.

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