Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff, Congregation Bet Breira, Miami, FL, House, April 24, 1990

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Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff, Congregation Bet Breira, Miami, FL, House, April 24, 1990, prayer:

Master of all beings, to You we turn, in search of inspiration, as we walk life's path. Grant wisdom and inspira- tion to our leaders who devote their service to our country and its citizens. Here our ancestors built a land of free- dom, a beacon for the oppressed in every generation. Here the poor and homeless came, from every land, from every faith. Here they found accept- ance, in a land of pluralism and plenty, a land of opportunity and ac- ceptance. May our great country con- tinue to strive to sustain this noble heritage. Ours is the opportunity to serve humanity and bring blessings to all. As we today commemorate the suf-fering of the Holocaust. May we learn to live together in harmony, working to bridge our differences in the labora-tory of democracy that protects us all.

Humbly we invoke the blessings of the creative force that guides and sus- tains us all: May we release the energy, the spark of the divine, that dwells within each individual, So that we might shape our generation and in- fluence it, as we move toward harmo- ny, understanding, and peace. May we learn to value people above posses- sions, accomplishments above wealth. May we be worthy heirs of the tradi- tion that urges us, to be a light unto the nations, to bring a spark of reason, understanding, and peace into the world. Amen.

MASTER OF ALL BEINGS, TO YOU WE TURN, IN SEARCH OF INSPIRATION, AS WE WALK LIFE'S PATH. GRANT WISDOM AND INSPIRATION TO OUR LEADERS WHO DEVOTE THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND ITS CITIZENS. HERE OUR ANCESTORS BUILT A LAND OF FREEDOM, A BEACON FOR THE OPPRESSED IN EVERY GENERATION. AND HERE THE POOR AND HOMELESS CAME, FROM EVERY LAND, FROM EVERY FAITH. AND HERE THEY FOUND ACCEPTANCE, IN A LAND OF PLURALISM AND PLENTY, A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY AND ACCEPTANCE. MAY THIS, OUR GREAT COUNTRY CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO SUSTAIN OUR NOBLE HERITAGE. FOR OURS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE HUMANITY AND BRING BLESSINGS TO ALL. MASTER OF MEMORY, AS WE TODAY COMMEMORATE THE SUFFERING OF THE HOLOCAUST, MAY WE LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY, WORKING TO BRIDGE OUR DIFFERENCES IN THE LABORATORY OF DEMOCRACY THAT PROTECTS US ALL. Humbly we invoke the blessings of the creative force that guides and sustains us all: May we release the energy, that spark of the divine – [Hebrew the nitzitz?,] that dwells within each individual, that that we might shape our generation and influence it, as we move toward harmony, understanding, and peace. May we learn to value people above possessions, accomplishments above wealth. May we become worthy heirs of the tradition that urges us to be a light unto the nations, to bring a spark of reason, understanding and peace into the world. Amen.

Rep. Fascell Transcript: Mr. Speaker, I am most pleased today to introduce a dear friend and distinguished religious leader from my congressional district, our guest chaplain today, Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff. Rabbi Tabachnikoff is the founding rabbi of Congregation Bet Breira in Miami where he currently serves and is a past president of the Rabbinic Association of Greater Miami. In addition, he is cochairman of the National Rabbinic Cabinet of Israel Bonds. Rabbi Tabachnikoff is a former chairman of the secondary committee of the University of Pennsylvania where he did his undergraduate work. He was ordained in 1968 at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He and his wife, Paula, have two children, Jonathan, a student at Brandeis University, and Adam, a student at Killian High School. On behalf of all our colleagues, I want to extend a warm welcome to Rabbi Tabachnikoff and thank him for giving our prayer today.