[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF RABBI CARL WOLKIN

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rabbi Carl Wolkin. 
He is retiring after 35 years of service to the Congregation Beth 
Shalom in Northbrook, Illinois. He will be sorely missed by many in our 
community.
  Over the past 35 years, Rabbi Wolkin has served as the president of 
the Northbrook Clergy Association, the Chicago region of the Rabbinical 
Assembly, the president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis, and he is also 
a member of the Jewish United Fund board. In these roles, Mr. Speaker, 
he has worked tirelessly to support his fellow rabbis in making their 
congregations centers for worship and learning.
  In 2004, Rabbi Wolkin was in the first group of graduates of the 
Center for Rabbinic Enrichment of the Shalom Hartman Institute in 
Jerusalem.
  Rabbi Wolkin has been a tremendous asset to the Jewish community at 
large, as has his wife, Judy, who has enriched the lives of Jewish 
children by her teaching at the Solomon Schechter Day School for many 
years.
  I wish Rabbi Wolkin well on his retirement and the next chapter of 
his life.

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