Rabbi Gary Zola, American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH, House prayer, Sept. 21, 2004
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Dr. Gary P. Zola, Executive Director, American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio, offered the following prayer: As we begin legislative deliberations in this great shrine of democracy, we call to mind the words of an American original, Sam Levensen, that Spanish-teacher-turned-entertainer whose homespun stories about his immigrant parents delighted our Nation for generations. Upon his death, Levensen's children discovered their father's ethical will containing these prayerful sentiments: To America, I owe a debt for the opportunity it gave me to be free and to be me. To my parents I owe America. They gave it to me, and I leave it to you. Take good care of it. To the Bible, I owe the belief that the human does not live by bread alone, nor do we live alone at all. This is also the democratic tradition. Preserve it. In this year marking the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in this great land, may we all acknowledge our debt to America, to the courageous immigrants who gave us this national inheritance, and to the Source of All for endowing us with the benefit of our patriot's dream, a Nation pledged to uphold the conviction that liberty and justice are for all. Thankful are we this day for the manifold blessings that are our daily portion and possession in this great and blessed Nation.
Amen.
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