[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2435-S2436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senator from 
South Carolina [Mr. Thurmond] is recognized to speak for up to 15 
minutes.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Thurmond pertaining to the introduction of S. 383 
are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills 
and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, today, it is my distinct honor to 
reflect on the accomplishments of Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman, who has 
been serving as our guest Chaplain for this week. Rabbi Haberman's 
credentials and accomplishments are numerous, but let me take a minute 
to highlight some of his achievements.
  Rabbi Haberman is the founder and president of the Foundation for 
Jewish Studies which sponsors a large variety of Jewish Study programs 
for the Greater Washington community. He is rabbi emeritus of the 
Washington Hebrew Congregation, the largest and oldest congregation in 
the District of Columbia and a past-president of the Washington Board 
of Rabbis.
  [[Page S2436]] Rabbi Haberman is a graduate of the University of 
Cincinnati, he was ordained as rabbi at the Hebrew Union College--
Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, OH, where he also earned 
the degree of doctor of Hebrew letters. Also of interest regarding his 
academic background is the fact that he is the last Austrian to be 
enrolled for rabbinic studies at the Jewish Theological Institute of 
Vienna and he later left the institute following the Nazi invasion in 
1938 and continued his studies in the United States.
  He is a member of the board of alumni overseers of the HUC-JIR and he 
has served on the executive board of the Central Conference of American 
Rabbis. In addition he was the cochairman of the North American board 
of the World Union for Progressive Judaism.
  Rabbi Haberman's academic accomplishments include authoring a book 
titled, ``The God I Believe In,'' which is conversations about Judaism 
with 14 prominent Jews in our society. He has also authored an academic 
work titled, ``Philosopher of Revelation: The Life and Thought of S.L. 
Steinheim.'' In addition to being an author, Rabbi Haberman has served 
as an adjunct professor at many institutions including: Georgetown, 
Wesley Theological Seminary, American University, and Rutgers.
  Rabbi Haberman was also instrumental in developing a very important 
religious dialog with the Roman Catholic diocese of Washington, DC, and 
evangelical Christian leaders as well. In addition to his ecumenical 
work, he initiated a Moslem-Jewish dialog with Imam Wallace D. Muhammad 
of the World Community of Islam in the West. The two above-mentioned 
accomplishments demonstrate Rabbi Haberman's dedication to working 
across religious and cultural barriers. They demonstrate the rabbi's 
willingness to leave his comfort zone and build bridges with those of 
different religious and cultural affiliations.
  It is evident by these accomplishments that he is a man who is truly 
driven by his religious convictions rather than ideological 
associations. He has demonstrated that his life is wholly affected by 
his religious commitments. It is an honor to share the floor with him.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I understand the status of the situation 
on the floor is that we are in morning business; is that correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

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