[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CRAIG RAPPOPORT

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 30, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a member of our 
community, Craig Rappoport, who is also being recognized by the 
Northeast Jewish Center at their Annual Gala Dinner Dance.
  Craig was born in the Bronx in 1966 to Herman and Shirley Rappoport. 
The family quickly moved to Yonkers and he has lived at his house on 
Minerva Drive since he was a year old. Craig attended Westchester Day 
School and attended high school at Mesivta Ohr Torah. He majored in 
both accounting and economics at Queens College and graduated Magna Cum 
laude with an award for highest grade point average in economics. He 
worked for the CPA firm Miller Ellin & Co. located in Manhattan until 
1995.
  Craig and his family joined Midchester Jewish Center when Craig was a 
youngster, and they quickly became active members. Craig later joined 
and was very active in the newly formed Yonkers Orthodox Minyan in 
1989.
  In 2005, Craig came to Northeast Jewish Center and continued his 
active involvement. He first served as finance committee chair and then 
Vice President, in addition to a 2 year stint as housing committee 
chair. Craig then became Treasurer of the Men's Club and then Treasurer 
of the Synagogue. He is still instrumental in the synagogue's finances 
today and helps run the office. He maintains the synagogue's mailing 
list of members and nonmembers and updates the yahrtzeit lists, and he 
helps chair the Book of Remembrance and New Years' Greetings 
fundraisers.
  Craig is also very active in other aspects of the synagogue's 
operations. He helps prepare for the high holidays by selling seats, 
helping to set up for the services, ushering at the services, and he 
even buys the wine and grape juice for the weekly kiddush and davens 
pesukei d'zimrah on Shabbat mornings.
  It is no surprise why Craig has been selected as one of two honorees 
this year by the Center, as he has made so many tremendous 
contributions to its community. It is an honor to present Craig 
Rappoport with a Congressional Record and I wish to congratulate him on 
receiving this wonderful recognition. He is certainly most deserving of 
this great honor.

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