Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, who was the long-standing principal of the Ramaz Jewish day school in Manhattan, and is the rabbi of [modern orthodox] Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, was invited by President Obama to recite a prayer at the National Prayer Service the day after Obama's inauguration ceremony.
The following are excerpts of an email written by Rabbi Lookstein:�
January 20, 2009
In just a few hours I leave for Washington, D.C., where I will recite a prayer as part of the National Prayer Service taking place tomorrow morning, Wednesday, January 21, at the National Cathedral.� The service, which will be broadcast live at 10:00 a.m. on MSNBC, will include scriptural readings, prayers, hymns and blessings delivered by religious leaders from across the United States.� The National Prayer Service, a custom which dates back to the inauguration of President George Washington, will conclude the activities surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
I am humbled and excited by the opportunity to participate in this historic moment in modern American history, and though my remarks will be very brief, they will represent all of our hopes for this young, dynamic President and the great country that he has been chosen to lead.��
Haskel Lookstein.
(Dov Gordon - YWN)
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=29170
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