INVOCATION
Invocation by Rabbi Yirmi Levy
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8 min
Rabbi Yirmi Levy delivered an invocation emphasizing the importance of peace, unity, and love among diverse communities in New York City, drawing on biblical references and urging council members to care for all New Yorkers.
Amanda FarÃas
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We will now have today's invitation, which will be delivered by rabbi Jeremy Levy from Saffarda Congregation of Mill Basin located at 2133 64th Street in Brooklyn.
Rabbi Yirmi Levy
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Before we start, just want to acknowledge and to think from the bow of my heart to the speaker of the house, madam, Adrian, Adams.
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Thank you so much for walking me so so beautifully, so graciously.
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And of course, my beloved consul woman of the 46th District, the 1 and only nurse is Mercedes.
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I just want to say one thing, when we get together in such a beautiful place.
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I called a sacred place.
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His momentous occasion.
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With the honorable council members, distinguished guests.
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Something comes to my mind from the bible.
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It says when God was looking for a vessel, a vessel that can pain that could contain all his blessings.
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He was searching for a vessel.
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He found one vessel called peace.
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Shalom.
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Shalom.
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That's what he found.
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A vessel called peace.
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I look at everybody around here in this beautiful place.
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It's a diverse city, diverse counsel, But when God said, the vessel, my vessel is peace.
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We can have different opinions We can argue every once in a while.
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You're right.
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Every second of every moment.
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But the end of the day, will leave this place as friends, as brothers, and sisters.
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When Moses was about depart to leave the world.
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It was about to say farewell to his nation, to his people.
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Cefel Bamiedbal, the book of numbers, chapter 27 verse 16.
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He prayed to God and he said, Please, the God of the wings.
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He did not say the god of wind in singular, god of winds in plural.
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Life said that, if you take few people, ten people in one room, one would say it's very cold in here.
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The other one would say it's crazy hot.
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It's very hard to please everyone.
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Moses said, please God, almighty.
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I'm about to perish.
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I'm about to live the world.
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I'm begging of you.
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I'm pleading you.
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I'm pleading with you a point a leader that can contain and observe and care and love each and every person that lives in the world, that is in the world.
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Please, so many wings, so many people, so many directions, so many states of mind, so many opinions.
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You need a leader that can handle everything, that can love each and every one.
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And give him special attention.
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As I see in my district, my leader, my beloved leader, the councilwoman, narcissus Mercedes.
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She works day night every moment of every single day.
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She sees diversity, different religions around, but she cares and she works with every leader of every single religion, to put everybody together, to love everyone, and to be there for every single one.
Gale Brewer
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There are a lot
Rabbi Yirmi Levy
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of problems around the world But we are here in New York.
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We have to take care of our neck of the of the wood.
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We have to take care of every single New Yorker.
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Young, old, men, women, doesn't make a difference, Jewish, not Jewish, Christians, Muslims, with all god's children.
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As console leaders and members, I plead with each and every one of you.
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You have to pass so many bills every single day.
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Care about every single New Yorker over here.
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Do whatever he takes.
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To obey God's command, to take into yourself every single person.
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With these own needs.
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We have so much that unite us than the virus.
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When he peace, when he'd love a lot of TLC.
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And I do not mean taxi and limousine commission.
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I mean tender love and care.
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And I wanna tell you something I saw not too long ago.
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A valid Victorian wrote something and said something so beautiful.
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He said my mother taught me, that negativity has 10 letters, but so is positivity.
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Cry has 3 letters, but so is joy.
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Enemies has 7 letters.
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But so is friends.
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Hate has four letters, but so is love.
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I pray to God that may he grant all of you and all of us with much love.
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I pray for true love.
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I pray for true unity.
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I pray that we break all the walls between us.
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I pray for a lot of peace in the world.
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May god grant all of you?
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With the strength, the power, the love, the care, the wisdom, and the courage.
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To move this beautiful city forward.
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We have so much to do.
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This is the greatest city.
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The greatest city.
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It's in your hands to make it even greater.
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May God bless all of you.
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May God bless the speaker of the house.
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Madam Adrian Adams.
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May God bless the mayor of the city of New York, Eric Adams.
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May God bless my favorite counsel woman, Nurses Mercedes, may God bless each and every one of you.
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May God bless this beautiful city, remarkable city of New York, and may God bless the United States of America I'm in.