[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RABBI MORLEY T. FEINSTEIN

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 14, 2021

  Mr. LIEU. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life of Rabbi Morley 
T. Feinstein, who passed away on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, 
California. Rabbi Feinstein was a pilar in Southern California's Jewish 
community and worked tirelessly to serve the people of our region and 
to spread good will to all those who he had known.
  Rabbi Feinstein grew up in West Los Angeles, attended Beverly Hills 
High School, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of 
California, Berkeley in 1975. Driven to serve those in need, he was 
ordained in 1981 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rabbi Feinstein served as the assistant and then 
first associate rabbi of Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, Texas from 1987 
to 2002. Later, he took the role of Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in 
South Bend, Indiana where he received the state's highest citizen 
honor--the Sagamore of the Wabash--for his efforts to promote peace and 
justice.
  Later, Rabbi Feinstein served as a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of 
Jerusalem's Shalom Hartman Institute where he was known for his love of 
music, fervor for learning, and zeal for the Torah. He taught at the 
summer camps at Union for Reform Judaism and Olin Sang Ruby Union 
Institute (OSRUI) for over thirty-four years. Rabbi Feinstein formally 
retired in 2019, but his commitment to serving his community always 
remained steadfast.
  Rabbi Feinstein was affectionately referred to by his colleagues as a 
``Rabbi's Rabbi.'' He believed in the purity of the human spirit and 
appreciated the traditions of community building. He transcended faith 
and knew what it meant to be a steward of God and to those in need.
  Rabbi Feinstein's impact will forever be remembered by those who 
loved him and to those he had a profound influence on. He is survived 
by his wife, Dr. Margarete Myers Feinstein, their twin daughters, 
Eliana and Renata, his first wife Nancy Lichtenstein, and their two 
sons, Aaron and Ari; and their three grandchildren; his brother Dr. 
Barney Feinstein and his sister, Sheila Merewitz. May his life be an 
honor and a blessing.