[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING RABBI SHEA HARLIG

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. It gives me great pleasure to introduce a spiritual 
leader in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rabbi Shea Harlig was ordained in March of 
1988 from the Central Chabad Yeshiva in Brooklyn, New York, and since 
December of 1990 serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation Chabad 
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  He is the founder and regional director of Chabad of Southern Nevada, 
a major Jewish outreach organization in Las Vegas with five locations. 
Its programs include daily services, nightly adult education classes, 
Hebrew school and day camps, chaplain at the State and county prisons, 
bimonthly column for the Las Vegas Israelite, crisis counseling and 
financial assistance to members of the community. Rabbi Harlig is the 
kosher supervisor of five local kosher restaurants, markets and 
catering facilities. He is also the founder and dean of the Desert 
Torah Academy Day School, which has an enrollment of 175 children, 
preschool through eighth grade.
  On a personal note, I have known the Rabbi since he came to Las 
Vegas. He has made an extraordinary contribution to the spiritual life 
of Las Vegas, Nevada. His impact is felt throughout the community. I am 
absolutely delighted to welcome him to our Nation's capital, 
Washington, DC.

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