Rabbi Paul Silton
Temple Israel
Albany, NY
Sponsor: Rep. Michael McNulty, (D-NY)
Date of Prayer: 03/28/2007
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
(Mr. McNULTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. McNULTY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to welcome my very dear friend, Dr. Rabbi Paul Silton , and to thank him for offering the opening prayer this morning for the United States House of Representatives.
Rabbi Silton has served the community of New York's Capital Region for over 30 years as Rabbi of Temple Israel, the largest conservative synagogue in northeastern New York. He began his career at Temple Israel as the education director where he was responsible for fostering growth at every education level, including the addition of an adult education program.
Rabbi Silton has made enormous contributions not just to Temple Israel, but to the entire community. He founded the Holocaust Survivors and Friends in Pursuit of Justice. He also hosted a 3–day National Holocaust Conference for 1,500 participants at Temple Israel.
He has also organized a multitude of services for the community Kris tall nacht and the Holocaust Memorial commemorations.
Through the efforts of Dr. Rabbi Paul Silton , Temple Israel has received numerous awards from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, in addition to education awards for programming, high school education, and the Framework for Excellent Synagogue School Program Award.
I am proud to welcome my very dear friend, Dr. Rabbi Paul Silton this morning, and to thank him on behalf of the entire United States House of Representatives.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
May the author of liberty and equality, who created all human beings in his image, bless all of you who have been chosen by the citizens of this great bastion of democracy to represent them.
May He grant all of you the privilege of discovering His will and doing it whole–heartedly. May He touch your lives with the spirit of wisdom and insight. May He grant all of you the ability to make wise decisions and the satisfaction of doing a multitude of good deeds. May He strengthen you to walk in paths of honesty, to courageously meet every challenge and to overcome all obstacles.
May you be blessed with long and peaceful lives, lives free from shame and reproach, lives filled with many years of physical vitality, so that you may see all your heart’s desires for goodness fulfilled and the work of your hands established.
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