In 1963 Adas Israel was the first synagogue to be addressed by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr . President Lyndon Johnson attended a Thanksgiving Day service following the assassination of his predecessor , John F. Kennedy , in 1963 . This interfaith service included a sermon by Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz . That night , Johnson paraphrased Rabinowitz 's words in a nationally televised address , speaking of how blessings can come from evil situations
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Adas Israel Congregation (Washington, D.C.)