[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1144]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I thank the minority leader, and I rise 
this morning to thank and to welcome Rabbi Yosef Greenberg from 
Anchorage, AK, who was introduced by the President pro tempore, the 
Senator from Utah.
  This Senator thinks it is important to appreciate and realize that 
today there is a little bit of history being made. It is the first time 
we have had a rabbi from the State of Alaska who has been willing and 
able to provide the morning prayer before the Senate.
  The rabbi has led our State for two decades, beginning in 1991, not 
only leading a small but vibrant Jewish community across the State but 
also reminding us of the significance of the Jewish culture, the Jewish 
history, not only to Alaska but throughout the Nation. He has been 
instrumental in the building of the Jewish cultural center and a museum 
that recognizes that history and culture. Every year he is truly a 
leader in the broader community within Anchorage as he brings together 
people from all faiths at the Jewish Cultural Gala, which is probably 
one of our more preeminent social gatherings and which is for a good 
cause.
  The leadership of Rabbi Greenberg is not only strong and recognized 
within the Jewish community but across all faiths within our very broad 
and inclusive State of Alaska. It is indeed a pleasure to be able to 
listen to his words, reflect on his words, and thank him for his 
leadership in my State.
  With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I thank the leaders.

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