[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 91 (Friday, May 29, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING THE ESTEEMED CAREERS OF RABBI STEWART VOGEL AND RABBI 
                             RICHARD CAMRAS

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                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 29, 2026

  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the esteemed 
careers of Rabbi Stewart Vogel and Rabbi Richard Camras, cornerstones 
of Los Angeles' Jewish community for more than 30 years. Rabbis Vogel 
and Camras have exemplified the values of faith, scholarship, and 
service to community. And as they now become Rabbis Emeriti, our 
community will continue to benefit from their spiritual guidance and 
their decades of published and recorded teachings.
  Rabbi Vogel previously served as Senior Rabbi at Temple Aliyah, while 
Rabbi Camras served as Senior Rabbi at Shomrei Torah Synagogue, ably 
leading their respective congregations before ultimately bringing them 
together under the banner of Hamakom.
  Notably, Rabbi Vogel co-founded the West Valley Rabbinic Task Force, 
which coordinates wide-scale initiatives that bring together the vast 
and diverse Jewish communities of the San Fernando Valley. Later, Rabbi 
Camras would himself chair this task force in further pursuit of these 
goals.
  Throughout his distinguished career, Rabbi Vogel also served as the 
President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California and as 
International President of the Rabbinical Assembly.
  Rabbi Camras founded the Conejo/West Valley Branch of the Florence 
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning and also served as President of 
the Pacific Southwest Regional Rabbinical Assembly.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Rabbi Stewart 
Vogel and Rabbi Richard Camras as faith leaders who have exemplified 
the very best of spiritual and civic leadership. I extend my warmest 
congratulations on their retirement and my deepest gratitude to them 
and their families on behalf of a grateful community.

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