Rabbi Irving Spielman, Fort Lee Jewish Community Center, Fort Lee NJ, House prayer, Sept. 12, 1990
December 20, 2019
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as posted by the channel"When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill" .. buy the new book here:
Video of Rep. Bob Torricelli sponsoring remarks here
Rabbi Transcript:
ETERNAL G-D, RIBON HA-OLAM, FATHER OF ALL; WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, WE TURN TO THEE TO BLESS US WITH WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR TASKS, TO GIVE US THE COURAGE TO PURSUE THEM, AND THE HEALTH AND THE VIGOR TO PERSIST IN REACHING OUR GOALS. Bless, oh God, the men and women of this House, that we may be granted the peace for which we yearn. May we be endowed with harmony, vision, and strength of purpose, so that we may better fulfill our obligations to You and to our fellow men. In moments of doubt, renew our faith. In days of adversity, gird us with patience and understanding. Above all, imbue into us oh God with the wisdom to count our blessings. May we always uphold the challenge as is proclaimed in the book of Leviticus, to `proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.' [[Leviticus 25:10]] All this we ask in Thy name. Amen.
Rep. Torricelli Transcript:
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Rabbi Irving Spielman, this morning's guest chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rabbi Spielman is the spiritual leader of the Fort Lee Jewish Community Center in Fort Lee, NJ. For nearly a decade, he has given inspired leadership in Bergen County on a variety of religious and community issues. Rabbi Spielman received the rabbinical degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. For over 30 years, he has served a number of important congregations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Rabbi Spielman, among his many community affiliations, is a member of the National Rabbinic Cabinet of the Israel bonds organization, and serves on the boards of the Jewish National Fund of New Jersey, the Bergen County Board of Rabbis, and the Rabbinical Assembly of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I know that you and our colleagues join me in extending warm greetings to Rabbi Spielman, his wife Selma, and members of their family on this happy occasion.
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