[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Thursday, October 4, 2001

  The House met 10 a.m.
  Rabbi Alan Katz, Temple Sinai, Rochester, New York, offered the 
following prayer:
  Today is the third day of the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles, 
Succoth, our Feast of Booths. This festival is also called the Time of 
Our Rejoicing, and begins only 5 days after Yom Kippur, our most solemn 
of holy days. In renewed spirit, we therefore pray for the Almighty's 
divine protection. We ask You, Universal God, to spread over us the 
tabernacle of Your peace and direct us in good counsel. Be our rock and 
support in both times of grief and of joy.
  As the Jewish people from ancient days to the present dwelt and 
survived in Harvest Booths under the protecting wings of God's 
presence, bless our entire Nation with the shelter of love and peace 
that helps us to regain our confidence and security. Be with the 
leaders of our country who, in wisdom and compassion, seek to establish 
justice and peace in our Nation and in the world. Strengthen our 
citizens to reach out in kindness as we acknowledge the holiness of the 
Divine image found in each and every person. Allow us to stand upright 
and tall in the face of all that comes our way, always champions for 
freedom and peace.
  Praised are You, Eternal One, whose shelter of peace encompasses us 
and all humanity.
  Amen.

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