{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2127-2", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF RABBI STUART WEINBLATT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2127", "E2128", "[{\"name\": \"Eliot L. Engel\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2127", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2127-E2128]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                   IN HONOR OF RABBI STUART WEINBLATT\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt\non his 50th birthday and in recognition of the tremendous work he has\ndone on behalf of others. Rabbi Weinblatt and his wife Symcha are the\nparents of four wonderful children, Ezra, Margalit, Micha, and Noam. He\nis the founding Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Tzedek, a Conservative\nsynagogue in Potomac, Maryland, to which I belong, serving more than\n620 families. Prior to forming Congregation B'nai Tzedek in 1988, Rabbi\nWeinblatt was the Rabbi of Temple Solel in Bowie, Maryland, for seven\nyears and Temple Beth Am in Miami, Florida, from 1979-1981.\n  Rabbi Weinblatt is active in a number of local and national\norganizations, including the National Rabbinic Cabinet of the UHC,\nHillel at the University of Maryland, the Jewish National Fund, Israel\nBonds, the Jewish Community Council, where he chaired a committee on\nJewish Life and Culture, and the Federation of Greater Washington,\nwhere he chaired the Super Sunday effort several years ago. Rabbi\nWeinblatt has also served as President of the Washington Board of\nRabbis. He has been an adjunct professor of Jewish History and Theology\nat Wesley Theological Seminary since 1992. His dynamic leadership,\ninnovative approach to Judaism and reputation as an outstanding teacher\nand speaker has earned him many honors, including selection as a\nBronfman Fellow by CLAL and as a fellow in the Shalom Hartman Institute\nCenter for Rabbinic Enrichment program. In recognition of his\noutstanding leadership and community involvement, he was chosen in 2001\nas the Washington area ORT ``Man of the Year.'' He is a strong and\nvocal supporter of the State of Israel.\n  I met Stuart Weinblatt when I was first running for Congress, 14\nyears ago, when we were seated at the same table, by chance, at a\ndinner. I had no idea that years later I would become a member of a new\nsynagogue that was opening with him at the helm. I have followed this\nman all these years, and have watched him and the synagogue grow in\nstature. His sermons are always remarkable and inspiring.\n  Mr. Speaker, Rabbi Weinblatt's years of service to his community and\nthe nation have\n\n[[Page E2128]]\n\nenriched the lives of so many others and he is a stellar example of the\ntype of individuals we need leading our communities. I am proud to be a\ncongregant of Rabbi Weinblatt's Synagogue. I wish Rabbi Weinblatt a\nvery happy 50th birthday and I look forward to his continued service as\na leader in our community. I am proud to call him my Rabbi, and even\nmore proud to call him my friend.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2127-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 36.433770903386176, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}