Political Quotes

“Thank you for joining us. Thank you so much. It is now my privilege--boy, it's hard to say enough good things about an incredible woman, a fighter, someone who has been a champion for the values that I know I was raised to believe in around my family dinner table growing up, the epitome of Tikkun olam. Mr. Speaker, let me--we're going to use some Yiddish phrases here and Hebrew expressions tonight that some may not understand. But the foundation of the Jewish community, and our commitments to service and our commitment to fighting injustice, is based in the notion of Tikkun olam, which means repairing the world. And so often, we have mountains in front of us that seem so tough to climb, and repairing the world can seem like an insurmountable obstacle. But working together to address a little bit of injustice, just a small bite at a time, but banding together to do it, is something that the Jewish community has stood for for many years.…”