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On the recordSeptember 26, 2003
this evening at sundown, Jews around the world will gather to begin their observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the beginning of the high holidays. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which will be observed over the next 10 days, are the most significant of all Jewish holidays. They are a time for celebration. They are a time for thanksgiving. They are a time for family. They are a time of reflection and of atonement. Many today all over the world are reflecting over the last year and what that last year has brought, and also to look ahead to that next year with those hopes of what will come over the next 12 months. It is believed that on Rosh Hashanah, God records the destiny of all mankind in the Book of Life. It is my hope that as we pray, we will do so for the enduring faith in God, and also with the strong, the fervent hope for the strength and the courage and the boldness and also the compassion to see us through these very difficult times for America and the world. So as we end this week, I would like to wish all of my colleagues and all of those around the world who observe these holidays a very happy and a very healthy and a very sweet new year. L'shana Toua.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Wishing colleagues and the Jewish community a happy Rosh Hashanah during a floor speech.

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