Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs on 7 February 2008

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Date: 2019-10-22

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Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 7 February 2008. . . .

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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs, the Jewish Healing Center, Plantation, Florida
Sponsor: Sen. Melquíades Rafael Martinez (R-FL)
Date of Prayer: 02/07/2008

Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. President, I was running in late. I am devastated that I missed the prayer by Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs, from Broward County, FL. I am honored to have her here. I was at a Banking Committee hearing and could not make it on time.

Rabbi Jacobs does an amazing amount of work in the Broward County area, helping people in need in all walks of life. She is always there to help. I am tremendously honored to have her here today. We are pleased that she was able to honor us with her prayer. We thank her for coming.

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	Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
	Dear God, what do I desire for my country? How do I vision the land I love? Let it be a land where knowledge is free, where the mind is without fear and men and women hold their heads high, where words come out from the depths of truth, where our leaders have the courage and the permission to lead, where Americans have faith in our land, in our leaders, and in themselves.
	Let it be a land where we live free of fear, a land safe for our children and for the generations that have yet to be, where our Nation has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls, where the brave men and women who fight for our country are revered and honored for the heroes they are.
	And let it be a land where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection and where there are limitless opportunities for all people.
	Into that heaven of freedom, let my country awake.
	May the Lord bless us and keep us. May the Lord cause His face to shine upon us. May the Lord bless our country with peace.[1] Cf. The Priestly Blessing, Numbers 6:24-26
אָמֵן׃	Amen.

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Source(s)

110th Congress, 2nd Session
Issue: Vol. 154, No. 20 — Daily Edition (February 7, 2008)

Notes

Notes

1	Cf. The Priestly Blessing, Numbers 6:24-26

Contributor: the Congressional Record of the United States of America

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  Name: the Congressional Record of the United States of America
  Bio: 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)
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Record
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/united-states-congressional-record
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  Name: Cheryl Jacobs
  Bio: Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs is Director of ISH, a spiritual source and service that provides comfort, community, education, celebration and growth rooted in Jewish wisdom. She also serves as the as well as a Chaplain for the Hollywood, Florida Police Department. Rabbi Jacobs served Director of the Jewish Healing Center at Jewish Family Service of Broward County and Assistant Rabbi at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in Plantation, Florida. Rabbi Cheryl was ordained as a Rabbi by The Jewish Theological Seminary and holds an MA from Yale University and a BA from Hobart-William Smith.
  Website: https://findyourish.com/meet-rabbi-cheryl/
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/cheryl-jacobs

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