John Shaw: “I am pleased and I am most honored today to welcome Rabbi Amy Rader and her family here to Washington, DC. Rabbi Rader…”

“I am pleased and I am most honored today to welcome Rabbi Amy Rader and her family here to Washington, DC. Rabbi Rader is an excellent leader and role model for the Jewish community, and for people of all beliefs. I proudly nominated her to share her faith and offer her prayers for our country on the House floor this morning, and I thank her for coming. After having studied in both Jerusalem and Los Angeles, Rabbi Rader was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City in 1999. Rabbi Rader also served as the rabbi for the Lakeland Hills Jewish Center in New Jersey, and was the first Jewish chaplain at Methodist Hospital in her hometown of Minneapolis. Rabbi Rader is now an associate rabbi at B'nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, where she directs their Mitzvah program. In her 4 years in the Boca Raton community, Rabbi Rader has earned a reputation as a compassionate pastoral counselor as well as an inspiring teacher and lecturer. I am honored to have her here with us today. ____________________”