{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1741-2", "2018-12-31", 115, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E1741", "E1741", "[{\"name\": \"Eliot L. Engel\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "164 Cong. Rec. E1741", "Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1741]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                HONORING THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, December 31, 2018\n\n  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, our houses of worship are often the ties that\nbind our communities together. In Rye, few institutions have been as\nsuccessful in strengthening the neighborhood and bringing people\ntogether as the Community Synagogue of Rye, which this year is\ncelebrating its remarkable 70th Anniversary.\n  One Sunday in early autumn 1948, 7-year-old Betty Wolder asked her\nparents if she could go to church with her friend Susan who was\nChristian. Her parents explained that since they were Jewish and did\nnot belong to Susan's church, she could not attend. Betty continued to\nask questions and her parents wanted to give her better answers. The\nWolders contacted the few Jewish people they knew in Rye about forming\na Jewish religious school, and a sponsoring group of families. The\nresponse was extraordinarily positive, and the rest is history.\n  A beautiful mansion--built in 1903 at 200 Forest Avenue--was\npurchased in June of 1950, and Rabbi Samuel H. Gordon, an experienced,\nwidely traveled liberal Rabbi, was hired as the first spiritual leader\nin 1950. From there, Community Synagogue grew and flourished. The\ncongregation is now around 500 families and over 300 students from Rye,\nand several communities between Greenwich and White Plains. The\nsynagogue has an ambitious education program for both children and\nadults, numerous opportunities to become involved in social action,\nbeautiful worship services, and life cycle celebrations. Their\nenthusiastic and active committees help make the synagogue a dynamic\nand caring community, and their work has grown beyond the congregation\nto serve the greater community.\n  Community Synagogue of Rye has had an amazing 70 years.\nCongratulations to the leadership and congregation on this occasion.\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-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1741-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 136.16238720715046, "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"}