Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad Lubavitch, Palmer Alaska, Senate prayer 3/31/2022

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in honor of Yud Alef Nissan.

US SENATE OPENING PRAYER

Thursday March 31, 2022

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg

Director, Mat-Su Jewish Center - Chabad Lubavitch

Almighty G-d, Master of the Universe, we stand before you, in prayer. In these troubling times when innocent men, women, and children, have lost their lives, and millions fled their homeland due to the catastrophic war in Ukraine.

In the words of King David, Psalms Chapter 121 “I lift my eyes to the mountains- from where will my help come? My help will come from the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth.”

May you, Almighty G-d, grant the members of this honorable body wisdom and understanding, that the ultimate way to eliminate the cause of war and bring true peace to the world is by embodying the universal values of the Seven Commandments issued to Noah after the great flood, foremost of which is not to commit murder.

Almighty G-d, I beseech you to bless the US Senate assembled today to fulfil one of Your seven commandments to govern by just laws. And in the merit of the global spiritual giant and leader, Your servant, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, whose 120th birthday will be celebrated this coming month on the 11th day of Nissan, Tuesday, April 12th.

In 1978, this honorable body established the Rebbe’s birthday as Education and Sharing Day USA and is proclaimed annually by the President of the United States, in recognition of the Rebbe’s global campaign to bring awareness and educate our youth about these ethical values of the Seven Noahide Laws as the basis for a just and compassionate society.

Almighty G-d, may it be in the merit of realizing the Rebbe’s vision for humanity, we speedily see the fulfillment of Isaiah’s promise, “nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” With the coming of Moshiach, Amen

Mr. SULLIVAN. Today's opening prayer will be offered by our guest

Chaplain, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, Director of Mat-Su Jewish Center,

Chabad-Lubavitch, in Palmer, AK.

The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, Master of the Universe, we stand before You in prayer

in these troubling times when innocent men, women, and children have

lost their lives and millions fled their homeland due to the

catastrophic war in Ukraine. In the words of King David, Psalms,

Chapter 121:

I lift my eyes to the mountains--from where will my help

come? My help will come from the Lord, Maker of heaven and

earth.

May You, Almighty God, grant the Members of this honorable body

wisdom and understanding that the ultimate way to eliminate the cause

of war and bring true peace to the world is by embodying the universal

values of the seven commandments issued to Noah after the great flood,

foremost of which is not to commit murder.

Almighty God, I beseech You to bless the U.S. Senate assembled today

to fulfill one of Your seven commandments to govern by just laws and in

the merit of the global spiritual giant and leader, Your servant, the

Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, whose 120th birthday will be

celebrated this coming month on the 11th day of Nissan, Tuesday, April

12.

In 1978, this honorable body established the Rebbe's birthday as

Education and Sharing Day USA and is proclaimed annually by the

President of the United States in recognition of the Rebbe's global

campaign to bring awareness and educate our youth about these ethical

values of the Seven Noahide Laws as the basis for a just and

compassionate society.

Almighty God, may it be in the merit of realizing the Rebbe's vision

for humanity, we speedily see the fulfillment of Isaiah's promise:

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither

shall they learn war anymore.

With the coming of Moshiach, Amen.