for "religion ethics newsweey," this is bob faw in sparta, wisconsin. >> abnethy: last week, we had a story about catholic prit leo patalinghugwho combines ministry and cooking. food netwo celebrity chef bby flay had challenged fater leo to a tv cook off mang the priest's tradema steak fusion fajitas. this week the el aired. father leoon. on our calendar, during ts last week of the islamic mth of ramadanmuslims mark the night of power, when th believe the angel gabel revealed the firsterses of the koran to the prophetohammad. according to islamic traditn, this nht is the time when god estlishes the events to occur in the coming year. and theewish high holy days, which begin next friday eveng with roshhoshana, the jewish new year, and enten days later wih yom kippur, the day of atonemen forgiveness. the process over that time to make shuva, repentance. our guide to t observances was rabbi irwin la, an author and head of the national wish ceer for learning and leadership in new yk. >> i think o of the interesting thingsbout rosh hashanah in neral and about the high holiday period is tat

for "religion & ethics newsweekly," this is bob faw in sparta, wisconsin. >> abernethy: last week, we had a story about catholic priest leo patalinghug who combines ministry and cooking. food network celebrity chef bobby flay had challenged father leo to a tv cook off making the priest's trademark steak fusion fajitas. this week the duel aired. father leo won. on our calendar, during this last week of the islamic month of ramadan, muslims mark the night of power, when they believe the angel gabriel revealed the first verses of the koran to the prophet mohammad. according to islamic tradition, this night is the time when god establishes the events to occur in the coming year. and the jewish high holy days, which begin next friday evening with rosh hoshana, the jewish new year, and end ten days later with yom kippur, the day of atonement, forgiveness. the process over that time is to make teshuva, repentance. our guide to the observances was rabbi irwin kula, an author and head of the national jewish center for learning and leadership in new york. >> i think one of the interesting thing

to his congressional biog graph if i, he was educated in the public schools of laurel springs in sparta in allegheny county. he began his career as a very successful allegheny county farmer known for raising excellent cattle. he also worked as a banker and was the owner and president of the deposit savings and loan bank of north willings bear until 1936. he launched his political year as a member of the state board of agriculture from 1903-1909. he was later elected to the north carolina state senate in 1908 and 1909, and was finally elected as a democrat to the 62nd congress in 1910. for six years he chaired the committee on expenditures in the department of agriculture and then later he rose through the ranks to chair the powerful ways and means committee for nine terms. he also served as chairman for the joint committee on internal revenue taxation for two terms. he retired from congress in 1952 and died about two years later at the age of 90, on october 1, 1954, in his hometown of laurel springs. he had a remarkable congressional career chairing the ways and means committee for 1 ye