,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #igf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbb,mr4   
,bald]son submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,commemorat+ ! celebration ( ,purim by !
 ,jewi% community ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
,:]eas ! ,jewi% community 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates has made significant             
contributions to ! ,nation z a :ole2    
,:]eas antisemitism1 includ+ h>assm5t on
 ! basis ( actual or p]ceiv$ ,jewi%     
orig91 ance/ry1 e?nicity1 id5tity1      
affiliation1 or fai?1 rema9s a p]si/5t1 
p]vasive1 & di/urb+ problem 9           
contempor>y ,am]ican society2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjbb1 ,purim w be celebrat$ by ! ,jewi%
 community f sund[n on ,m>* #af ?r\gh   
sund[n ,m>* #ag2 ,:]eas ,purim is !     
commemoration ( ! div9ely or*e/rat$ sav+
 ( ,jewi% p f ,haman ! ,evil1 an        
,a*aem5id ,p]sian ,empire gr& vizi] :o  
int5d$ to kill all ! ,jews 9 ! anci5t   
,p]sian ,empire2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #d? c5tury 

,b4,c4,e41 ,e/h] became ! new que5 ( !  
empire1 despite be+ ,jewi%1 & h] c\s91  
,morde*ai1 refus$ to foll[ ,haman's     
ord]s1 infuriat+ ,haman2 ,:]eas x /ates 
9 ,megillas ,e/h] 7! ,book ( ,e/h]7 t   
,purim means lots 9 anci5t ,p]sian1 & ! 
holiday 0 nam$ su* s9ce ,haman _h ?r[n  
lots to det]m9e :5 he w\ld c>ry out 8   
plot2 ,:]eas ! ,jewi% p celebrate ,purim
 by read+ ( ! ,megillah1 giv+ gifts to  
at lea/ two poor p1 s5d+ gifts ( two    
k9ds ( food to at lea/ "o p]son1 & by   
tak+ "p 9 a ,purim fea/2 ,:]eas !       
traditional food ( ,purim is hamantas*51
 a pa/ry ) poppy se$s or sweet fill+2 & 
,:]eas ! mean+s ( ,purim are to         
celebrate ! ,jewi% p reaccept+ ! ,torah 
) love1 specifically ,torah %e',baal    
,peh 7v]bally transmitt$ ,jewi% ,law71  
ackn[l$ge ,jewi% survival despite       
,haman's plot1 celebrate ,god's         
involvem5t 9 ! _w1 & celebrate a r5ew$  
s5se ( spirituality among ,jewi% p3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 /&s 9 solid>ity 

) ! ,jewi% community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
& ?r\gh\t ! _w2  7#b7 recognizes &      
celebrates ! holiday ( ,purim2 &  7#c7  
wi%es ! ,jewi% community a ,*ag ,purim  
,samea* 7,happy ,purim 9 ,hebrew7 & ah  
freili*5 ,purim 7,happy ,purim 9        
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