[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[House]
[Pages 29693-29694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING RABBI DR. ARI KORENBLIT

  (Mr. WEINER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, 
it is my pleasure to welcome Rabbi Korenblit and thank him for 
delivering this morning's prayer.
  Rabbi Korenblit's eloquence this morning was no surprise to those of 
us in Brooklyn who have come to know him as one of the community's most 
prominent moral leaders. Since 1997, he has been the Rabbi at Temple 
Sholom in Southern Brooklyn, after having served congregations in New 
Jersey and Manhattan.
  Rabbi Korenblit was ordained at Meor Hatorah Rabbinical College and 
received advanced rabbinical training at Torah Vodaath Rabbinical 
Institute, Boston Kolel and Gur Aryeh Institute for Advanced Rabbinical 
Studies.
  What has most distinguished the Rabbi's career is his commitment to 
children, which is matched only by his commitment to his faith. He is 
not only the Rabbi at Temple Sholom, but he is the principal of the 
Schwartz Religious School at the Temple. And he spent many years as not 
only a principal but as a school teacher, camp director and youth group 
director. He has

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also written and lectured extensively on educational issues, with a 
focus on child rearing matters. Untold numbers of young people in our 
community have grown up to lead healthy spiritual lives because of the 
influence of Rabbi Korenblit, and I can think of no greater 
contribution one can make to his community.
  I am not only pleased to congratulate Rabbi Korenblit on the honor of 
being chosen to deliver this morning's prayer, but I wanted to 
congratulate his shul, Temple Sholom, on their 50th anniversary. For 
more than a generation, Temple Sholom has served the religious and 
social needs of the Mill Basin and Bergen Beach communities, and I wish 
them many more decades of continued vitality.
  In closing, it is also my pleasure to welcome this day the Rabbi's 
wife, Daniela Reik, who is with us today, his three daughters, Haviva, 
Eliora, Emuna, and his mother-in-law, Mignon.
  Thank you very much, Rabbi.

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