[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO RABBI SCOTT E. COLBERT

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, it is an honor for me to pay 
tribute to Rabbi Scott E. Colbert today.
  Rabbi Colbert will be celebrating his 29th year with Temple Emanu-El 
of Greater Atlanta soon, and his congregation is honoring him with a 
special celebration. While I am unable to attend the event, I have 
known Rabbi Scott for some time, and I have had the good fortune of 
speaking alongside him at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., 
celebration at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in the past.
  Rabbi Colbert has served Temple Emanu-El in many capacities since 
1987. He holds degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, 
as well as New York University, Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute 
of Religion, and the Rabbinical Academy of America. In 1992, he was 
awarded the prestigious title of Reform Jewish Educator by the Reform 
Movement. In 2001, he graduated again from the Hebrew Union College--
Jewish Institute of Religion earning a doctor of ministry degree in 
pastoral counseling. Earlier that year, the college institute honored 
him with an honorary doctorate for his outstanding service to the 
Jewish people.
  In addition to serving as senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi 
Colbert is adjunct professor of Jewish religious thought at the McAfee 
School of Theology at Mercer University. He is a published author and 
writes for various professional journals.
  I applaud Rabbi Scott and congratulate Temple Emanu-El on their good 
fortune in having had him as one of their spiritual leaders for 29 
wonderful years.

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