[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TEMPLE BETH AM WELCOMES JEWISH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE

  (Ms. SALAZAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SALAZAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today, on the fifth day of 
Hanukkah, to give special recognition to my Jewish community in 
Florida's 27th Congressional District.
  As their Congresswoman, I have the distinct honor of representing one 
of the largest Jewish communities in the country, which includes Temple 
Beth Am, one of the largest congregations in the southeast United 
States.
  For over 65 years, Temple Beth Am has welcomed Jewish people from all 
walks of life to worship, to study, and to seek refuge. For over six 
decades, the synagogue has provided spiritual guidance and served the 
Miami community in so many ways.
  Much of this would have never happened without the leadership of Beth 
Am Senior Rabbi, Jeremy Barras. There are so many great spiritual 
Jewish leaders in our community along with Rabbi Barras; Rabbi Yitzi 
Zweig of the Talmudic University Yeshiva in Miami Beach; Rabbi Yossi 
Harlig of the Chabad Center of Kendall and Pinecrest; and Rabbi Eliot 
Pearlson of Temple Menorah in Miami Beach. They are esteemed local 
leaders and pillars of the Miami Jewish community, and I call them my 
friends.
  Over the next few days, our Jewish brothers and sisters all over the 
world will continue to celebrate the Festival of Lights, God 
permitting. I offer my best wishes to all of them.

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