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Gedalia M. Stern is a Columbia Law School student best know for his proficiency in the First Amendment and for meeting Justice Antonin Scalia

=Personal Life= Gedalia is the son of renowned attorney Marc Stern. Marc Stern is well know for his work for the AJC and advocacy on behalf of religious minorities. As a student in Nathan Lewin's Religious Minorities in Supreme Court Litigation course, Gedalia was frequently queried about his father's work on those issues.

Gedalia lives with his family in New Jersey and is, by all accounts, a highly eligible bachelor.

=Antonin Scalia Meeting= In what Gedalia describes as "the greatest moment of [his] life," Gedalia traveled with his class to Washington D.C. to meet Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. At that meeting, Mr. Stern was photographed standing immediately to the right of Justice Scalia while the rest of the class looked on.

But this meeting was not without controversy. A non-student, commonly referred to as 'the clown', crashed the meeting and monopolized the the question and answer session with inane questions and out-of-place requests for signatures.

=Student Senate Controversy= In 2013, Gedalia was elected by his fellow law students to serve a term as a member of the Columbia Law School student senate.

Drafting and Campaign
Stern was initially reluctant to run. However, following a very successful email campaign, Mr. Stern was placed in contention as a write-in candidate. Stern begrudgingly allowed two fellow law students to act on his behalf as his campaign managers.

Election Triumph
Following a highly successful campaign, Stern was triumphantly elected to the Student Senate. His commanding margin of victory was eleven for and zero against. This election clearly demonstrated the high regard in which Gedalia is held by his peers. In addition, it proves that the voter turnout in Columbia Law School correlates strongly with voter turnout nationwide. This bodes well for Stern's hope at national office.

Rejection and Controversy
With his election triumph in hand, Stern seemed to be on top of the world. However, following some serious soul searching, Mr. Stern issued the now famous statement "if nominated I will not run; if elected I will not serve," crushing the hopes of the overwhelming majority of voters. Stern returned to private life and moved on from the controversy. He has since been quite successful at regaining the great esteem of his peers. =Director of Food Ordering= Gedalia Stern actively manages the kosher food orders of Columbia Law School Students. Some of his more popular vendors are: Kosher Deluxe, Cafe Roma, Deli Kasbah, and Gan Asia.

Timing Issues
Despite his best efforts, Gedalia's food orders often conflict with the start of class. These conflicts often present his fellow kosher food orderers with a dilemma as to whether they should first eat their food and show up irresponsibly late to class, or throw caution to the wind and eat their food in class. Some students have been known to be so consumed by this dilemma that they simply abandoned their food in the lobby and hungrily attended their class.

Recent Timing Issue
Most recently a pizza ordered by Gedalia arrived at 6:20 PM on a Monday night; precisely at the start of a weekly evidence class. Kosher eaters were seen wolfing down pizza in the JG lobby and guiltily slinking into class.

Kosher Food in Nathan Lewin's Class
Gedalia claimed his greatest renown as a food orderer when he managed the food orders of his colleagues in Nathan Lewin's seminar on Supreme Court Advocacy. However, as has often been the experience, the food often arrived during class. Despite these set-backs, Gedalia bravely blazed a new path of in-class eating. In a groundbreaking move commonly referred to as "genius" Gedalia brazenly offered a slice of a tardily delivered pie of Pizza to the course instructor. Stern then continued to distribute the remainder of the pie to his fellow students. The seminar instructor politely declined the pizza, but did not seemed perturbed by the in-class eating. Despite this initial setback, Gedalia persisted in using his groundbreaking tactic, even offering cookies to the instructor on one occasion. =Columbia Moot Court= Gedalia serves as a personal assistant to the director of the Moot Court. Gedalia has distinguished himself by his utter deference to, and unending service on behalf of the organization's director. =Mincha Minyan= In what serves as potentially the greatest high, and the greatest low of his law school career, Gedalia is administrator of the law school Mincha Minyan. Stern's term is best remembered for his perfunctory emails with language such as "Mincha?", "Mincha, yes or no?", "Mincha 12:55?", "No Mincha", etc.

Triumphs
Stern's tenure has been marked by some incredible triumphs. Mr. Stern has presided over minyanim, held in the Dean's conference room, with over twelve attendees. In addition, the minyan has been attended by esteemed faculty such as Zohar Goshen, and Dean Schizer.

Tribulations
Stern's tenure has also been marked by some troubling signs. He has struggled to corral regular commitments from ten men to attend the daily minyan. These struggles are best characterized by his near daily emails of "we have nine, can we get ten?" or "everyone must show up, or we won't have a minyan."

The Path Forward
The end of Stern's tenure as mincha administrator has been marked by the maneuvering of other law students to fill the power vacuum created by his impending exit.

In perhaps the most controversial move, a Rabbah was appointed to oversee the program. This move has been disputed by a number of Mincha attendees who refuse to recognize the authority of a Rabbah over religious services. In addition, some have pointed to the questionable circumstances surrounding her appointment. It is alleged that the Rabbah was appointed as part of a quid-pro-quo agreement in which the appointer received a pink gumball in return. When contacted, the Rabbah refused to accept or deny the allegations.

A number of other law students have also maneuvered for power within the Mincha movement. These students are often over-eager 2L's keen to assert their position at the top of the Mincha food chain. 2L's often announce their hostile takeover intent by sending around a random, unexpected email containing words such as "Mincha?", "Mincha today?", or "Mincha 12:55?." Despite their best attempts, these hostile attempts typically fail. The road to the top of the mincha world is littered with tens of random and failed emails from 2L's.

Despite, all of the controversy, Stern has steadfastly remained as the Mincha Administrator recognized by the majority of his peers. Despite his looming term limit, Stern does not seem concerned with the power struggles around him. He has continued to deliver great Mincha Triumphs. The community waits with bated breath for him to anoint his designated successor.