[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 7, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E133]
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    RECOGNIZING RABBI DAVID WHITE FOR ACHIEVING A DOCTOR OF DIVINITY

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 7, 2001

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to recognize an 
outstanding member of our Napa community, Rabbi David White, for his 25 
years of service as a rabbi and for achieving a Doctor of Divinity 
degree.
  Rabbi White was raised in San Francisco, the only son of Rabbi Saul 
E. White, who served as Rabbi of Congregation Beth Sholom for 48 years. 
After his Bar Mitzvah at Beth Sholom, Rabbi David White began his 
journey by attending Camp Tel Yehuda in New York at the age of 17. The 
camp was a Young Judaea academic summer program providing leadership in 
Israel, Zionism and youth programming.
  Entering the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1970, David was ordained 
a Conservative Rabbi five years later. In 1977, Rabbi White obtained 
his first pulpit, Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon consisting of 45 
families. Rabbi White left in 1991 after the Congregation had grown to 
200 families.
  After 14 dedicated years of service to the synagogue, Rabbi White 
entered the business world, creating Relationship Resources Unlimited, 
establishing awareness of partnership and collaboration. Since 1993, he 
has been working at both Congregation Beth Sholom as a rabbi and at 
Relationship Resources Unlimited.
  Rabbi White was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the 
Community Foundation of the Napa Valley, a program of philanthropy 
dedicated to meeting the needs of many worthy groups and causes. In 
addition, Rabbi White is the Executive Director of the Wine Spirit, 
exploring the relationship between the wine industry and spirituality, 
and an active member of the Napa Interfaith Council.
  On March 14, 2001, Rabbi White will be honored by the Jewish 
Theological Seminary in New York with an honorary Doctor of Divinity 
degree. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Rabbi David White for his 
enthusiastic participation in and generous contributions to the Nap 
community, his 25 years of dedicated service to the Rabbinate and for 
the monumental goal of attaining the Doctor of Divinity degree.

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