[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18233]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WELCOMING RABBI AMY RADER

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Florida is 
recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and I am most honored today to 
welcome Rabbi Amy Rader and her family here to Washington, DC.
  Rabbi Rader is an excellent leader and role model for the Jewish 
community, and for people of all beliefs. I proudly nominated her to 
share her faith and offer her prayers for our country on the House 
floor this morning, and I thank her for coming.
  After having studied in both Jerusalem and Los Angeles, Rabbi Rader 
was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York 
City in 1999. Rabbi Rader also served as the rabbi for the Lakeland 
Hills Jewish Center in New Jersey, and was the first Jewish chaplain at 
Methodist Hospital in her hometown of Minneapolis.
  Rabbi Rader is now an associate rabbi at B'nai Torah Congregation in 
Boca Raton, where she directs their Mitzvah program. In her 4 years in 
the Boca Raton community, Rabbi Rader has earned a reputation as a 
compassionate pastoral counselor as well as an inspiring teacher and 
lecturer. I am honored to have her here with us today.

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