Opening prayer at the 250th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in the United States — by Rabbi Joseph Silverman (1905)

The opening prayer offered by Rabbi Joseph Silverman for “the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the Jews in the United States, 1655-1905,” at Carnegie Hall, New York City, Thanksgiving Day, 30 November 1905. The prayer was published in the Publications Of The American Jewish Historical Society number 14 (1906).

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🇺🇸 Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), 🇺🇸 United States of America

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, Landing Day, North American Jewry

Contributor(s):

Joseph Silverman and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer on the 100th Anniversary of the Death of George Washington, by Rabbi Edward N. Calisch (1899)

This “Washington Anniversary Prayer” was offered by Rabbi Edward Nathan Calisch during the Masonic ceremonies at Mt. Vernon, 18 December 1899, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s death. Rabbi Calisch published it in his autobiography, Three Score and Twenty (1945), pp. 47-48.

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🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, George Washington, masculinity, Prayers for leaders, Prayers of Freemasons

Contributor(s):

Edward Nathan Calisch and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)