[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 49 (Tuesday, April 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    RETIREMENT OF RABBI JACK ROSOFF

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate an 
esteemed New Jerseyan, Rabbi Jack M. Rosoff, on the occasion of his 
retirement after 34 years of service at Congregations B'nai Israel in 
Rumson, New Jersey.
  I really got to know Rabbi Rosoff when he organized a community-wide 
response to acts of vandalism committed against B'nai Israel and the 
neighboring Catholic church in Rumson. I spoke at the rally that Rabbi 
Rosoff put together condemning the desecration, and was very moved by 
his dedication to fighting bigotry.
  Rabbi Rosoff's accomplishments during his tenure at B'nai Israel, for 
which he has just been elevated to Rabbi Emeritus status, are almost 
too numerous to mention. He has multiplied the membership of his 
congregation by hundreds and provided Sunday school opportunities for 
over 300 students. He developed the Israel Scholarship Program there, 
enabling all students in their junior year to spend six weeks in 
Israel.
  Beyond those achievements, Jack has been a counselor and friend to 
the members of his synagogue. He has rejoiced with them in times of 
happiness and has been a comfort in times of grief.
  Rabbi Rosoff has served on the boards of various organizations in 
Monmouth County, including Riverview Hospital, the Mental Health 
Association, the Day Care Center, the Clergy Advisory Council of the 
local Planned Parenthood, as well as being the founding member of the 
Greater Red Bank Interfaith Council.
  Rabbi Rosoff should be honored by all of us not only for his 34 years 
of service to B'nai Israel, but for his community-wide leadership and 
civic involvement. I am pleased to congratulate him again on his 
retirement, and wish him well in this next chapter of his life. 


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