[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rabbi Melvin Glazer, Congregation Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, VA, offered 
the following prayer:
  Next week the Jewish people will celebrate the holiday of Simhat 
Torah, the festival when we will conclude the reading of the Torah, the 
five Books of Moses. As we recite the final words from the Book of 
Deuteronomy, we will join together and chant, ``hazak hazak 
ve'nithazek''--Be strong, Be strong, and let us strengthen one another. 
Our rabbinic commentators remind us that true strength can come only 
from striving together toward a shared ideal. We are strong because you 
who lead us care so passionately about America and its citizens.
  As you will soon come to the end of this congressional session, you 
too will conclude yet another chapter in the glorious Torah of the 
United States. May you continue to remain strong--strengthening each 
other and strengthening America. May the God who created us all bless 
the work of your hands. Amen.

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