[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING RABBI STEPHEN ROTH

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is 
recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank my friend, Rabbi Stephen 
Roth, a resident of the Ninth Congressional District of New Jersey, for 
offering the opening prayer before the House of Representatives.
  Rabbi Roth hails from Brooklyn, New York City, and was ordained in 
1972 by the Brooklyn Rabbinical Seminary. For 20 years, he served as 
the founding rabbi of Congregation Eitz Chaim in Passaic, New Jersey, 
inspiring and guiding countless members of his congregation.
  In addition to his work as a teacher, mentor, and counselor in his 
community, Rabbi Roth also served as the softball coach for the Torah 
Academy of Bergen County, as well as the Kushner Yeshiva High School. 
Rabbi Roth has, no doubt, served his community so well, thanks to the 
loving support of his wife of nearly 35 years, Fern, who is with us 
today, as well as his three children and 13 grandchildren.
  So on behalf of the United States Congress and my constituents in New 
Jersey, I want to thank my friend Rabbi Roth for serving as guest 
chaplain in the House of Representatives today.

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