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| CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1741-2 | 2018-12-31 | 115 | 2 | HONORING THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E1741 | E1741 | [{"name": "Eliot L. Engel", "role": "speaking"}] | 164 Cong. Rec. E1741 | Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1741] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE ______ HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL of new york in the house of representatives Monday, December 31, 2018 Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, our houses of worship are often the ties that bind our communities together. In Rye, few institutions have been as successful in strengthening the neighborhood and bringing people together as the Community Synagogue of Rye, which this year is celebrating its remarkable 70th Anniversary. One Sunday in early autumn 1948, 7-year-old Betty Wolder asked her parents if she could go to church with her friend Susan who was Christian. Her parents explained that since they were Jewish and did not belong to Susan's church, she could not attend. Betty continued to ask questions and her parents wanted to give her better answers. The Wolders contacted the few Jewish people they knew in Rye about forming a Jewish religious school, and a sponsoring group of families. The response was extraordinarily positive, and the rest is history. A beautiful mansion--built in 1903 at 200 Forest Avenue--was purchased in June of 1950, and Rabbi Samuel H. Gordon, an experienced, widely traveled liberal Rabbi, was hired as the first spiritual leader in 1950. From there, Community Synagogue grew and flourished. The congregation is now around 500 families and over 300 students from Rye, and several communities between Greenwich and White Plains. The synagogue has an ambitious education program for both children and adults, numerous opportunities to become involved in social action, beautiful worship services, and life cycle celebrations. Their enthusiastic and active committees help make the synagogue a dynamic and caring community, and their work has grown beyond the congregation to serve the greater community. Community Synagogue of Rye has had an amazing 70 years. Congratulations to the leadership and congregation on this occasion. ____________________ |