Prayer for the Congregation and the Government, by the Central Conference of American Rabbis (1895)

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Government & Country, Congregation & Community, After the Aliyot, United States of America

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57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Reform Movement, Classical Reform, 19th century C.E., United States

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	May He who is the source of all good gifts, bless this congregation and be with all its members, their families and their households; may He prosper them in their various callings and occupations, help them in their needs and guide them in their difficulties. May He hear the prayers of all who worship here this morning,^[1] The Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy in the United States (1917) reads, “May He hear the prayers of all who worship Him in truth.” comfort the sorrowing and cheer the silent sufferers.
	May He bless those who guide and who serve this congregation, and those who contribute willingly to its support.
	May He reward with the joy of goodness the charitable and the merciful who succor the poor, care for the sick, teach the ignorant, and stretch forth their helping hand to those who have lost their way in this world.
	Fervently we invoke Thy benediction for this our country and our nation. Guard them, O God, from calamity and injury; may their adversaries not triumph over them, but the glories of a just, righteous, and God-fearing people increase from age to age.
	Enlighten and sustain with Thy power those whom the people have set in authority; the President and his counsellors and advisers, the judges, law-givers, and executives, and all those who are entrusted with our safety and with the guardianship of our rights and liberties.
	May peace and good will obtain amongst all the citizens of our land; may religion spread its blessings among us, and exalt our nation in righteousness.
	Amen.

This prayer for the government was first published in the Union Prayer Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. It was also included with slight variations in the Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1917), p. 81, and the Abridged Prayer Book for the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1941), p. 107.

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1	The Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy in the United States (1917) reads, “May He hear the prayers of all who worship Him in truth.”

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR)

The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada.

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