[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING CHABAD JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PLACER COUNTY

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                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 2015

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Chabad 
Jewish Community Center of Placer County on the momentous occasion of 
completing its Community Torah.
   Led by Rabbi Yossi Korik, Chabad Jewish Community Center opened in 
2005 to educate and support the local Jewish community and inspire 
people from all walks of life.
   As part of this effort, the Chabad of Placer County commissioned a 
professional scribe in Israel to write a Torah scroll in the 
traditional method, which dates back thousands of years.
   The Torah contains the Five Books of Moses and is the most precious 
article in Jewish life. Its guidance provides a strong foundation for 
morals in today's global society.
   In October of 2014, members of the Jewish community gathered with 
rabbis and public leaders in Placer County to witness the first letters 
of the Torah being inscribed. This weekend, many months after the 
project's inception, the same community will once again gather--this 
time to celebrate the scroll's completion.
   This tremendous accomplishment will be celebrated on Sunday, June 
14, 2015, with a festive parade. The Torah will travel down Douglas 
Boulevard under a Chuppah, led by a local marching band.
   Mr. Speaker, George Washington stated in his Farewell Address: ``of 
all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, 
religion and morality are indispensable supports.'' We are fortunate to 
have the Chabad Jewish Community Center as a pillar of religious and 
moral teachings in the Fourth Congressional District of California, and 
I am honored to share in this occasion.
   I thank members of Chabad for their continued positive impact on the 
Placer County community, and I am proud to stand with them in 
celebration.

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