[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I rise today to thank Rabbi Harold 
Kravitz for offering the opening prayer today in the Senate and to 
praise him for all of his excellent work.
  Rabbi Kravitz is rabbi at Adath Jeshurun in my State of Minnesota and 
is an important leader in our State. In addition to serving his 
congregation, Rabbi Kravitz is also a leader in the fight against 
hunger. He is outgoing chair of the board of MAZON: A Jewish Response 
to Hunger, where he has been working to end hunger for all people 
regardless of their faith background.
  One of the things most notable about Rabbi Kravitz is his commitment 
to bringing together people of all faiths to end hunger. I especially 
want to recognize Rabbi Kravitz's work in Minnesota to make school 
lunches free and available for all children.
  No child should ever go hungry. We know kids won't do as well in 
school when they are hungry. It is also just wrong. That is why I have 
taken up the issue at the Federal level as well, to try to make this 
commonsense policy that Rabbi Kravitz has championed in MAZON as 
widespread as possible.
  Rabbi Kravitz has done excellent work in Minnesota and as a national 
leader in the fight against hunger. Thank you for that, Rabbi, and 
thank you again for offering the opening prayer this morning.

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