,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ade  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,portman7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the bicentennial of the birth of ,rabbi 
,isaac ,mayer ,wise and the #acjth      
anniversary of the founding of the      
,central ,conference of ,american       
,rabbis4  ,whereas ,march #bi1 #bjai1   
marks the bicentennial of the birth of  
,rabbi ,isaac ,mayer ,wise 7referred to 
in this preamble as ,rabbi ,wise7 on    
,march #bi1 #ahai2 ,whereas ,rabbi      
,wise-- 7#a7 moved to ,cincinnati1      
,ohio1 in #ahed2 and  7#b7 resided in   
,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 until his death in  
#aijj2 ,whereas ,rabbi ,wise is widely  
recognized as--  7#a7 the pioneering    
architect of ,reform ,judaism in the    
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the founding 
organizer of ,reform ,jewish            
institutions in the ,united ,states2    

,whereas the ,united ,states is home to 
the largest ,reform ,jewish community in
 the world1 which considers ,rabbi ,wise
 to be #a of the preeminent founders2   
,whereas in #ahgc1 ,rabbi ,wise founded 
the ,union of ,american ,hebrew         
,congregations1 now known as the ,union 
for ,reform ,judaism2 ,whereas in #ahge1
 ,rabbi ,wise founded ,hebrew ,union    
,college1 now known as ,hebrew ,union   
,college-,jewish ,institute of          
,religion1 which1 as of ,march #bjai--  
7#a7 has campuses in-- 7,a7 ,cincinnati1
 ,ohio2  7,b7 ,los ,angeles1            
,california2  7,c7 ,new ,york1 ,new     
,york2 and  7,d7 ,jerusalem2  7#b7 is   
the premier ,jewish seminary in ,north  
,america2 and  7#c7 is the academic1    
spiritual1 and professional leadership  
development center of ,reform ,judaism2 
,whereas in #ahhi1 ,rabbi ,wise founded 
the ,central ,conference of ,american   
,rabbis2 ,whereas in #bjai-- 7#a7 the   
annual convention of the ,central       
,conference of ,american ,rabbis shall  

be held in ,cincinnati1 ,ohio2 and  7#b7
 the ,central ,conference of ,american  
,rabbis shall celebrate the #acjth      
anniversary of the founding of the      
,central ,conference of ,american       
,rabbis at that convention2  ,whereas   
the ,senate congratulates the ,central  
,conference of ,american ,rabbis for    
reaching the significant milestone of   
#acj years as an organization2 and      
,whereas1 for #acj years1 the ,central  
,conference of ,american ,rabbis has    
made invaluable contributions to the    
cultural and religious fabric of the    
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes     
,march #bi1 #bjai1 as the bicentennial  
of the birth of ,rabbi ,isaac ,mayer    
,wise 7referred to in this resolving    
clause as ,rabbi ,wise72  7#b7          
recognizes the outstanding              
accomplishments of ,rabbi ,wise1 which  
have had an enduring effect on life1    
culture1 and religion in the ,united    
,states2  7#c7 recognizes the           

extraordinary role of ,rabbi ,wise in   
the history of the ,united ,states2 and 
7#d7 congratulates the ,central         
,conference of ,american ,rabbis on the 
#acjth anniversary of the founding of   
the conference by ,rabbi ,wise4