Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg on 14 June 1979

Contributor(s): Bernhard H. Rosenberg, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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Categories: 🇺🇸 Flag Day (June 14), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

Tags: 96th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg, First Hebrew Congregation, Peekskill, New York
Sponsor: Rep. Hamilton Fish (R-NY)
Date of Prayer: 14 June 1979

Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to welcome to the Congress Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg, a good friend and the spiritual leader of the First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill, New York.
Besides fulfilling his duties as the leader of a large and active congregation, Rabbi Rosenberg is also a well-known writer whose articles on Jewish survival and the holocaust have been published nationally. He is an individual who is very active in community affairs and contributes a great deal to the welfare of the Peekskill community. I have known Rabbi Rosenberg for some time and we have worked together on projects on behalf of the Jewish community of the Hudson Valley.
He is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America, the New York Board of Rabbis, and the Yeshiva University Rabbinical Alumni. Rabbi Rosenberg has been involved as chairman and keynote speaker for numerous rallies on behalf of world Jewry and especially dealing with the memory of the six million Jewish martyrs that perished during the Holocaust. He is himself a son of survivors of the infamous death camp of Auschwitz.
I am indeed fortunate to have had the opportunity to invite Rabbi Rosenberg to open our legislative session with a prayer this morning. Rabbi Rosenberg is clearly a gifted man who has given leadership to his congregation and his community. I am honored by his presence here this morning.

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	Master of the Universe We gather today to give glory and honor to our flag and country. On June 14, 1777, the words of our valiant forefathers rang throughout the corridors of our hearts.
	Americans, communicate these symbols to your children. White signifies purity; red, hardiness and valor; blue, vigilance, perserverance, and justices.
	Hope and liberty is our creed. We will not compromise in our resolve. Yes, we may have to sacrifice; yet freedom is thicker than oil.
	God grant us the strength and courage to shine as the lighthouse for democracy.
	Grant us success in the realm of commerce and industry. Grant our leaders the intellectual and spiritual ability to encourage, sustain and inspire the populace of our cherished and treasured country, the U.S.A.
	Grant us the gift of shalom. Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the sixth month of the first session of the 96th US Congress in the House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 125, part 12 (14 June 1979), page 14951.

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Congressional Record, vol. 125, part 12 (14 June 1979), p. 14951

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Bernhard H. Rosenberg

Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg is rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth-El, Edison, New Jersey. He received his ordination and Doctorate of Education from Yeshiva University in New York and a Doctor of Divinity from the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. He taught at Rutgers University in New Jersey and Yeshiva University in New York. He is the author of a number of books including Theological and Halachic Reflections on the Holocaust, A Guide for the Jewish Mourner, Contemplating the Holocaust, What the Holocaust Means to Me: Teenagers Speak Out, Thoughts on the Holocaust-Where Was God Where Was Man–Teenagers Reflect on Major Themes of the Holocaust, The Holocaust as seen Through Film, among others. He received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Humanitarian Award and the Chaplain of the Year Award from The New York Board of Rabbis for his efforts during and following 9/11. On June 10, 2002 Rabbi Rosenberg was presented with the annual Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz Award by The New York Board of Rabbis. Rabbi Rosenberg appears frequently on radio and TV and has published hundreds of articles regarding the Holocaust. He serves on the New Jersey State Holocaust Commission and is the Chairman of the Holocaust Commission of the New York Board of Rabbis.

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)

Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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