Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi J. Harold Romirowsky on 13 March 1969

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Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, United States of America

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58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 91st Congress, 20th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi J. Harold Romirowsky, Oxford Circle Jewish Community Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Prayer: 13 March 1969
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	Heavenly Father, Thou hast crowned man with the capacity to choose between good and evil; teach us to recognize each as we meet it.
	Thou hast placed man above all the other creatures in Thy plan; enlighten us that we may act in a way which is worthy of that exalted position.
	Thou hast endowed our beloved land with an abundance elsewhere unknown; teach us to share it and thus acknowledge that it is not because of our wisdom that we possess so much, but because of Thy great goodness.
	Thou hast granted the inhabitants of this land— those who occupy the high offices— great power to determine the destiny of others; inspire them to be mindful in this season of freedom that they are godlike not in power and knowledge, but that they are in Thine image only when they try to emulate Thy graciousness, goodness, and loving-kindness for all whom Thou hast created. Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the third month of the first session of the 91st US Congress. The source images of the prayer were copied by Howard Mortman and shared via his @CongressRabbi Twitter account. All credit to Howard Mortman for his research in digging up this prayer. Unfortunately, neither the source images nor his tweets provide an exact citation reference to the volume, issue, and page number of the Congressional Record in which the prayer was published. If you know, leave a comment, or contact us.

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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain (J. Harold Romirowsky, 13 March 1969)

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J. Harold Romirowsky

Rabbi J. Harold Romirowsky (1912-), born in Chicago, was the leader of the Oxford Circle Jewish Community Centre-Brith Israel outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1954 until 2000, when he retired. After graduating from Roosevelt College in 1944, he was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1948.

the Congressional Record of the United States of America

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)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17