[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H3963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    WELCOMING RABBI SOLOMON SCHIFF, DIRECTOR, GREATER MIAMI JEWISH 
                       FEDERATION, MIAMI, FLORIDA

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am so very pleased to introduce my 
congressional constituent, Rabbi Solomon Schiff, of the Greater Miami 
Jewish Federation, who led us in our opening prayer today.
  I am proud to have a spiritual leader from Miami chosen for this 
special opportunity, and I thank Rabbi Schiff for sharing his 
compassionate prayer of hope and peace with our colleagues.
  Within the south Florida community, Rabbi Schiff is well-known for 
his many acts of kindness and charity. In addition to his many duties, 
he finds time to serve as a member of the Governor's Commission on 
Aging with Dignity, as well as the People United to Lead the Struggle 
for Equality, an African American clergy group.
  Rabbi Schiff is currently the executive vice president of the 
Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, a position he has held since 
1964. He is the longest-serving executive of any board of rabbis.
  Additionally, he has served as the President of the Florida Chaplains 
Association and the South Florida Chaplains Association, and was 
recently elected as President of the National Association of Jewish 
Chaplains.
  Rabbi Schiff is married to the former Shirley Miller, and they have 
three sons, Elliott, Jeffrey and Steven, as well as seven 
grandchildren.
  Rabbi Schiff is an exemplary man of faith, and all of us in south 
Florida share tremendous pride that he is here with us today.
  Welcome, Solomon Schiff, the rabbi of our community.

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