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Rabbi Tzvi Flaum of Far Rockaway To Be
Honored For Unique Contribution to Jewish Life
February 4, 1998, New York, NY: Rabbi Tzvi Flaum of Congregation Kneseth Israel in Far
Rockaway, 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 Flaum 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 Flaum 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.
Serving as the social and religious nerve center of the Far Rockaway community,
Congregation Kneseth Israel (the "White Shul") provides outstanding outreach
programs for immigrants and the newly observant. A dynamic, vibrant congregation offering
special minyanim for recent Russian immigrants, the White Shul is a model of inclusiveness
and outreach.
A former professor of Judaic Studies at Stern College,
Rabbi Flaum has smicha from RIETS and an MA in Jewish History from the Bernard Revel
Graduate School. A member of the OU Board of Governors, Rabbi Flaum is Chairman of the
Vaad Harabonim of Far Rockaway and Lawrence is a member of the Board of Governors
of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists.
"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); Rabbi
Dr. Moshe Tendler (Community Synagogue of Monsey, NY) and Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak (Young
Israel of Long Beach, 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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