[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. This morning, we have the privilege of 
being led in prayer by our guest Chaplain, Rabbi Shmuel Butman from the 
Lubavitch Youth Organization of New York City.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Ovinu Shebashomayim, our Heavenly Father.
  We pray to You today, 3 days before the 104th birthday of the 
Lubacitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Manachem M Schneerson. The Rebbe reached out 
to all people and inspired all people throughout the world, regardless 
of race, religion, color, and creed, to reach a greater level of 
observance and service. The Rebbe said that this is the last generation 
of exile and the first generation of redemption and that each one of us 
can bring the redemption even closer by doing more deeds of goodness 
and kindness. The Rebbe also encouraged the observance of the Seven 
Noahide Laws, or the Seven Universal Laws, which are the basis of any 
decent and civilized society.
  In the merit of the Rebbe, we ask You, Almighty God, to bestow Your 
blessings on the Members of the Senate and their families and through 
them on all the people in the United States of America for peace, 
contentment, and fulfillment in all their endeavors, in joy, in 
happiness, and in gladness of heart.
  In honor of the Rebbe, I want to do an act of goodness and kindness. 
I want to put a dollar in a pishky, in the charity box. May God bless 
you, all of you. Thank you.

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