[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H2555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING RABBI AKIVA MALES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Holden) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HOLDEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and thank Rabbi 
Akiva Males for providing today's prayer and blessing for both the 
House and for our country.
  Rabbi Males is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, which he left to pursue 
his ordainment by attending rabbinical schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 
Jerusalem, Israel; and Queens, New York. He was eventually ordained as 
a rabbi by the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York.
  Rabbi Males is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America. He and 
his wife Lynn reside in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located in my 
congressional district. He is now assisting Rabbi Dr. Chaim Schertz at 
Kesher Israel Congregation, a synagogue comprised of close to 200 
members that has been an enhancing force in Harrisburg for over 100 
years.
  Rabbi Males is a pillar of faith, service, and commitment in the 
Harrisburg community, and I welcome him and his family to our Nation's 
Capital.

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