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From YouTube: Invocation from Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers 12-16-2021
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thirsday, Deember 16, 2021.
A
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
just
wanted
to
say
I
invited
rabbi
jeffrey
myers
to
begin
this
important
final
council
session
of
2021,
because
he's
no
stranger
to
tragedy
and
diversity.
In
fact,
on
october
27
2018,
the
tree
of
life
synagogue
in
pittsburgh,
was
the
site
of
the
worst
anti-semitic
attack
on
u.s
soil.
A
Since
surviving
this
horrific
event,
rabbi
myers
has
worked
tirelessly
to
help
communities
overcome
hate
through
connection
and
understanding.
I
appreciate
him
joining
us
from
the
other
side
of
the
state
today
and
for
his
work
to
heal
communities
in
times
of
struggle.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
president.
B
C
C
C
There
are
elements
of
the
liturgy
found
in
all
three
services,
with
the
core
being
a
collection
of
nineteen
blessings
whereby
we
pray
to
god
for
healing
for
those
who
are
ill
and
forgiveness.
For
sin,
for
example,
what
is
the
most
telling
is
what
the
final
blessing
seeks
of
all
the
possible
final
blessings.
What
might
be
the
one
that
culminates
this
section?
C
C
The
interesting
thing
about
this
word
is
that
it's
root.
The
source
of
the
word
does
not
mean
peace;
rather,
it
means
wholeness
or
completeness.
So
how
do
we
get
from
wholeness
or
completeness
to
peace
simply
put
when
you
feel
whole
and
complete?
You
are
at
peace
to
greet
someone
and
wish
them.
Shalom
is
indeed
the
greatest
blessing
one
can
bestow
upon
someone
else,
for
you
are
wishing
them
wholeness
and
completeness.