NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of the upcoming Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah:
“As our Jewish community celebrates the start of the High Holy Days, beginning with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, we reflect on the hardships, achievements, special occasions and moments of happiness that this past year and a half has brought us. We recall the challenges and adversities that our country and the Jewish community have been through, and we are grateful for the strength, unity and togetherness that continue to keep our community strong.
"Rosh Hashanah is a time to look forward, to define our new year resolutions with a positive attitude and start contributing to a better future. It is time to build a stronger and more united community to face the challenges that are yet to come together with passion and love, while we celebrate the lives we are fortunate enough to live.
“As we mark the start of Rosh Hashanah, I extend a warm and sincere shanah tovah u’metukah to the Jewish community throughout New York’s 13th congressional district. May your New Year be full of health and happiness and may we all enjoy a sweet year to come.”
### Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. |
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