[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1189]
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           150 YEARS OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2008

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, this year marks the 150th 
Anniversary of an extraordinarily important religious congregation in 
the city of Newton, which I am proud to represent in this body, and 
where I have lived for 28 years. Congregation Mishkan Tefila has been 
an important part of the city of Newton since 1858. At that point, of 
course, Jewish citizens of the city were a very small number of a much 
smaller city. Over time, both the city and the Jewish population have 
grown significantly, and Temple Mishkan Tefila has been an important 
element in the growth of both. Temple Mishkan Tefila has of course been 
primarily a place of worship for large numbers of Jewish men, women and 
young people, and through a series of outstanding rabbis and other 
leaders, it has performed that essential function superbly. It has also 
been a forum for community leadership in a number of other ways. Its 
doors have always been open to the community, both its own members and 
the community at large, and I have personally benefited from that 
openness on a number of occasions by being able to participate in 
forums that the temple has run, which have helped me and others fulfill 
our duties to relate to our constituents.
  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to be able to salute the members of 
the Mishkan Tefila Congregation on this 150th Anniversary, and 
congratulate them on their opportunity both to look back on a very 
proud history, and to look forward to the promise of continued great 
service in the years ahead.

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