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RABBI DR. CHAIM WAKSLAK OF LONG BEACH TO
BE HONORED FOR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO JEWISH LIFE
February 4, 1998, New York, NY: Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak of the Young Israel of Long Beach,
will be honored at the Orthodox Union's (OU) Rabbinic Centennial Medallion Awards Dinner
on Wednesday, February 24, 1998, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street and Lexington
Avenue in New York.
In celebration
of its Centennial, the OU will honor Rabbi Wakslak as well as six other outstanding
rabbis and their congregations who have made unique contributions to Orthodox Jewish life
in America. Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, President of Touro College, who will also be
honored, will be the keynote speaker.
"Rabbi Wakslak is an impressive community and spiritual leader whose has made an
enormous contribution to Jewish life, " said Mandell I. Ganchrow, M.D., President of
the OU.
Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak has been the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Long Beach
for the past 13 years. Credited with revitalizing the Long Beach Jewish community, Rabbi
Wakslak is responsible for the building of a new shul and mikveh and for the creation of a
Vaad Hakahrus and Jewish Youth Community Organization.
Rabbi Wakslak received smicha from Yeshiva Torah
Vodaas. A licensed clinical psychologist, Rabbi Wakslak, who has a Ph. D. in Clinical
Psychology from Hofstra University, serves as clinical director and administrator of the
Brunswick Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital in Amityville, NY. He serves as a
consultant to the New York State Department of Education, the New York State Department of
Disability
Determinations, Hebrew Academy for Special Children and Bais Ezra/Ohel.
"As we celebrate our 100th year, we cannot overemphasize the importance of rabbis,
synagogues and communal institutions working in tandem to insure a thriving
Orthodoxy," said Rabbi Raphael B. Butler, Executive Vice President of the OU.
"The Orthodox Union acknowledges the synagogue as the focus of Jewish communal life.
Each community is built around a vibrant synagogue led by a dynamic rabbi. It is that
leadership that we are proud to honor," continued Rabbi Butler.
The honorees include: Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander (Touro College); Rabbi Steven Dworken
(Congregation Anshe Chesed, NJ); Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (Congregation Kneseth Israel, NY); Rabbi
Barry Freundel (Kesher Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.); Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
(Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, NJ); Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth (Fifth Avenue Synagogue, NY) and
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler (Community Synagogue of Monsey, NY).
For dinner reservations, please contact Steven Karp at
(212) 613-8134.
The Orthodox Union, celebrating 100 years of
service to the Jewish community of the United States and other countries, is a foremost
leader in youth work, advocacy for the disabled, synagogue services, adult education and
political action. Its kosher supervision label, the
OU, is the world's most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 200,000 products
in 59 countries around the globe.
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