Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Felipe Goodman on 3 June 2008
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Categories: 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
Tags: 110th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. House of Representatives, תחינות teḥinot
Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 June 2008. . . .
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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Felipe Goodman, Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsor:
Date of Prayer: 06/03/2008
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Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Give us the wisdom
to understand
what the responsibility
of fighting oppression,
poverty,
and injustice really means.
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אָמֵן׃
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AMEN.
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Source(s)
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
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: Felipe Goodman
Bio: 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.
Website: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/jewishheritage/people/rabbi-felipe-goodman
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/felipe-goodman
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