by COLlive reporter
Rabbi Yosef Greenberg, Director of the Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska in Anchorage, has been designated as Guest Chaplain of the United States Senate on Wednesday, February 3rd.
Rabbi Greenberg traveled to Washington, DC, to deliver the daily prayer at the opening of Wednesday’s session of the U.S. Senate.
He was only the third Alaskan to serve as Guest Chaplain, with Reverend Norman H.V. Elliott serving in both 1999 and 2004. Guest Chaplains are recommended by Senators to deliver the session’s opening prayer in place of the Senate Chaplain.
Rabbi Greenberg was nominated for this honor by Senator Lisa Murkowski, and is the first Rabbi from Alaska to serve as Guest Chaplain for the U.S. Senate. The prayer was televised live on C-SPAN2.
“This is an incredible honor for not just Alaska’s Jewish community, but for the entire state of Alaska, for Rabbi Greenberg to open the U.S. Senate in prayer—a time-honored tradition,” said Senator Murkowski.
“Rabbi Greenberg and his wife Esty have been tremendous forces revitalizing Jewish communities throughout Alaska. He was not only the driving force behind creation of Alaska’s first Jewish history museum, but is also known throughout the state for his inclusiveness.”
Rabbi Greenberg was also Senator Murkowski’s guest at the interdenominational National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, February 4th.
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Just sent a copy of the picture to R Telushkin.
Mazel Tov to you and the community.
Brock & Janice
Mazol Tov Rabbi, a beautiful prayer it was!
Wonderful speech, Rabbi Greenberg!
Represent!!!!!
Ur father is the boss!nn
The prayer was very well don and very well recited, and it had a tremendous impression, and made a very big Kidush Lubavitch. May you always go from strength to strength to achieve the rebbes shlichus and the rebbes kavono. Wishing you Hatzlocho Raboh Umuflogo. Avremul.
Kol hakavod to rabbi greenberg for speaking like a real chossid
Amazing job, go Rabbi and Esty
…a little bit fancier than the town hall in Las Cruces NM, what was it… mem vov?…mem zayin?