Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Felipe Goodman on 3 June 2008

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Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, United States of America

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110th Congress, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Felipe Goodman, Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Date of Prayer: 06/03/2008

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	Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
	Our God and God of our ancestors, God of Compassion, God of Justice, God of Peace. We ask your blessing for this House of Representatives, for our country and for all our leaders. Grant them, O God, the ability to lead us with true understanding of your vision, so that this land under your providence be an influence for good throughout the world.
	Protect the men and women of our Armed Forces who stand in harm’s way so that we may enjoy the blessing of freedom and liberty. May it be your will that they speedily return in full physical and spiritual health to their families and loved ones.
	Let us remember where we came from so that we may never forget the destination of our journey as a nation. Let us be always mindful that we are all children of immigrants.
	Give us the wisdom to understand what the responsibility of fighting oppression, poverty, and injustice really means.
אָמֵן׃	AMEN.

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110th Congress, 2nd Session. Congressional Record, Issue: Vol. 154, No. 90 — Daily Edition (June 3, 2008)

Link: https://chaplain.house.gov/archive/index.html?id=649

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United States Congressional Record

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Printing Office and issued when Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks. At the end of a session of Congress, the daily editions are compiled in bound volumes constituting the permanent edition. Statutory authorization for the Congressional Record is found in Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code. (wikipedia)

Felipe Goodman

Rabbi Felipe Goodman is the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada, a position he has held since 1998. Born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1967, Rabbi Goodman was previously assistant Rabbi at Mexico City's Comunidad Bet-El de Mexico, one of the largest conservative synagogues in Latin America. He is a member of the Executive Committee of The Rabbinical Assembly and the AIPAC National Leadership Council, and also served as president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern Nevada. Rabbi Goodman is actively involved in numerous national and international Jewish organizations and has visited The White House on two occasions to discuss issues related to the Jewish community and the state of Israel. Rabbi Goodman co-authored the most widely distributed Pesach Haggadah of the Conservative Movement in Latin America, and is also writing a book called Torah from Sin City.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17