{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-ryan-marks-start-hanukkah", "Speaker Ryan Marks the Start of Hanukkah", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2014House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after marking the start of Hanukkah:\n\u201cThe story of Hanukkah is one of miracles, resilience, and faith. It teaches us that, even in the darkest of times, we must always seek the light in ourselves and our neighbors. May this Hanukkah bring health and happiness to all those who celebrate.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\nSpeaker Ryan commemorated the first night of Hanukkah with a menorah lighting at the U.S. Capitol led by Rabbi Heather Borshof. Rabbi Borshof, of Brooklyn, NY, received her rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and afterwards commissioned onto active duty in the United States Army and serves as a Jewish Chaplain and Captain. In July 2013, she was assigned to Fort Bragg, NC with the 82nd\u00a0Sustainment Brigade and deployed to Afghanistan from 2013-2014. From there, she was assigned to\u00a0Walter Reed\u00a0National Military Medical Center and served military service members from all branches. Rabbi Borshof is currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion at\u00a0Fort Belvoir, VA, and works with Wounded Warriors, while also serving the Jewish community.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-ryan-marks-start-hanukkah"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.158726565539837, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}