[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1333]
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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 24, 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 1957. 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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