Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Gordon Papert on 20 March 1975

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Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, United States of America

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20th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 94th Congress

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Gordon Papert, Kings Park Jewish Center, Kings Park, New York
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Date of Prayer: 20 March 1975

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	Heavenly Father, we ask Your blessing upon our country, upon this Congress, and upon all the inhabitants of this great Republic.
	Sustain us in our endeavors to eradicate hatred and prejudice.
	Help us to preserve and to nurture the precious ideals and democratic institutions of our American way of life.
	Inspire our Representatives to approach the political, social, and economic problems of our day with forthrightness, courage, and unselfishness.
	As we approach the Passover season, to celebrate Israel’s Festival of Freedom, we give thanks to You for the blessings of liberty in our land.
	Like the Founding Fathers of this great Republic, may we be inspired by the spirit of Israel’s prophets to love mercy and to pursue justice for all the citizens of our land, Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the third month of the first session of the 94th US Congress in the House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 121, part 6 (1975), page 7645.

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Congressional Record, vol. 121, part 6 (20 March 1975), p. 7645

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Gordon Papert

Rabbi Gordon Papert is a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. After receiving his semikhah from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972, he served the Kings Park Jewish Center (Kings Park, New York). We unfortunately know little more about Rabbi Papert -- if you can add more details to this bio, please contact us.

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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