[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday, in my hometown of 
Worcester, Massachusetts, I had the incredible honor of joining 
Congregation Beth Israel, under the leadership of Rabbi Aviva Fellman, 
to celebrate 100 years of faith, community, and service.
  As Worcester's longest continuously operating synagogue, Beth Israel 
has been a beacon of hope, education, and charity. The congregants have 
made Beth Israel not just a place of spiritual renewal and worship but 
a hub of cultural activity and social justice. They represent the best 
of our community and all that is good.
  Across faiths, Scripture teaches us that our values are not just 
theoretical but are lived through acts of kindness, community, service, 
and advocacy for justice. Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester 
exemplifies these values every day.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating 
Congregation Beth Israel's centennial.

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