LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Jeffrey and Elke Stern upon the occa-
sion of their designation as the recipients of the Young Leadership
Award at the 57th Anniversary Banquet of the Flatbush Park Jewish Center
on May 17, 2009

WHEREAS, The quality and character of life in the Empire State is great-
ly enriched by the faithful and generous service of those who devote
themselves to endeavors of family, faith and community; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend individuals of such magnanimous conduct and bearing who demon-
strate a deep and continuing concern for others, and in so doing,
inspire others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to
commend Jeffrey and Elke Stern upon the occasion of their designation as
the recipients of the Young Leadership Award at the 57th Anniversary
Banquet of the Flatbush Park Jewish Center, to be held at Kings Terrace
in Brooklyn on Sunday, May 17, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Flatbush Park Jewish Center has grown from a storefront
congregation of 45 families to become one of New York City's leading
Orthodox congregations; it has evolved into a true center of Jewish
communal life, serving the religious, educational and social needs of
the young and old of Brooklyn's Mill Basin community; and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey and Elke Stern were both born and raised in Brooklyn;
Jeffrey in the greater Mill Basin community and Elke in the Flatbush
area; and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey began his Torah studies at Crown Heights Yeshiva and
then continued at HAFTR Yeshiva High School, from which he graduated; he
also benefited greatly from his 18 months of study at the Yeshiva Neve
Tzion in Jerusalem; and
WHEREAS, Drawing on his teenage years when he was an effective leader
in Flatbush Park Jewish Center's Youth Program, he ably served the
Center's acclaimed Summer Day Camp and has, more recently, led the
Center's Shabbat Teen Minyan and served as Rabbi of its Young Families
Minyan; and
WHEREAS, He is today, professionally, both an attorney with the firm
of Edward Vilinsky and a Torah teacher at the Torah Academy of Brooklyn;
and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Stern met and married Elke some years ago, a young
woman who is also learned in Torah and is deeply committed to building a
warm and welcominig Jewish home; they are the proud and loving parents
of Yitzchok, Devorah, and Meira; and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey and Elke Stern are sincerely devoted members and
leaders of the Flatbush Park Jewish Center and their community as well
as generous supporters of many worthy programs and causes at the Center,
in the community, and in Israel; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to extend its highest commen-
dation to Jeffrey and Elke Stern for their dedication and commitment to
their community and their heritage; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to pay
tribute to Jeffrey and Elke Stern upon the occasion of their designation
as the recipients of the Young Leadership Award at the 57th Anniversary
Banquet of the Flatbush Park Jewish Center on May 17, 2009; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jeffrey and Elke Stern.