[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 16 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E84]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING RABBI FELIPE GOODMAN

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                             HON. SUSIE LEE

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 29, 2024

  Ms. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rabbi Felipe 
Goodman for his 25 years of dedicated service to Temple Beth Sholom and 
southern Nevada.
  Before joining Temple Beth Sholom in 1998, Rabbi Goodman served as 
assistant Rabbi in Comunidad Bet-El de Mexico in Mexico City, one of 
the largest conservative synagogues in Latin America. He also co-
authored the most widely distributed Pesach Haggadah of the 
Conservative Movement in Latin America.
  Rabbi Goodman has served as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Sholom in 
Las Vegas, Nevada for 25 years, and his charisma and dedication to 
community has made a profound impact on our Jewish community. 
Attendance at Shabbat services has increased significantly during his 
tenure through innovative programing and a true sense of community that 
has transformed Temple Beth Sholom into a more vibrant and stronger 
congregation.
  Rabbi Goodman remains an active leader outside the synagogue. He 
currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Joint 
Retirement Board of the Conservative Movement. He is also one of the 
nine Permanent Members of the Joint Bet Din of Conservative Judaism, 
and one of a group of only 17 Conservative Rabbis in the world 
certified by The Joint Bet Din of The Conservative Movement, as experts 
in the laws and writing of ``Gittin.'' Rabbi Goodman is also part of 
the AIPAC National Leadership Council and is working on his new book. 
``Torah from Sin City.''
  In 2013, Rabbi Goodman was selected by The Daily Forward as one of 
America's Most Inspiring Rabbis, among the distinguished ``36 Rabbis 
Shaping The 21st Century.'' In the past. he has served as a member of 
The Chancellor's Rabbinic Advisory Committee at the Jewish Theological 
Seminary of America, a member of the Executive Committee of the 
Rabbinical Assembly, and as President of the Board of Rabbis of 
Southern Nevada.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in honoring Rabbi Felipe Goodman 
for his many years of dedicated service to southern Nevada, and in 
congratulating Rabbi Goodman on his 25th Anniversary Jubilee.

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