My dear friends, I extend special greetings of peace to the Jewish community in the
United States and throughout the world as you prepare to celebrate the annual feast
of Pesah. My visit to this country has coincided with this feast, allowing
me to meet with you personally and to assure you of my prayers as you recall the signs
and wonders God performed in liberating his chosen people. Motivated by our common
spiritual heritage, I am pleased to entrust to you this message as a testimony to
our hope centered on the Almighty and his mercy.