Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Hersh M. Ginsberg on 21 May 1964

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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Hersh M. Ginsberg, dean, Rabbi Jacob Joseph School, New York, New York
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Date of Prayer: 21 May 1964

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ה׳ מלך העולם	Hashem \| Lord Melekh ha-Olom! King of the Universe! Bless this House of Representatives of the United States of America, which has been hallowed as a sanctuary of freedom, and wherein is preserved the liberty and human dignity of all Americans.
	The men and women gathered here have toiled laboriously to guard against any encroachment on the inalienable rights which Thou hast granted unto man. We are mindful that only through Thy grace have their labors borne fruit and has our blessed country fostered hope for the oppressed, given confidence to the downtrodden, and inspired the feeblehearted.
	We are humbled by the ominous tasks that still lie ahead; for we can never remain tranquil so long as freedom is denied to any human being created in Thy image; so long as man is judged and governed by his fellow man not by the nobility of his spirit and the grandeur of his heart, but by the color of his skin, by the political doctrines to which he subscribes, or by the religion to which he is committed. Indeed, our aspirations of making the American dream of universal freedom for all men a reality will continue to command our collective attention in the months and years that lie ahead.
	Grant, we pray Thee, O merciful Father, to the dedicated men and women gathered here, unto whom has been entrusted the sacred task of governing our Nation, that they may continue to be deserving of Thy sustaining blessings. Shower upon them and their loved ones of Thy divine bounty, teach them to face the trying days ahead firmly and courageously, fill them with Thy holy spirit, make them meek and humble, cognizant of the needs of the poor of body and impoverished of spirit, and inspire them to remain steadfast in their yearning to sanctify Thy holy name. Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the fifth month of the second session of the 88th US Congress in the House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 110, part 9 (21 May 1964), page 11615.

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Congressional Record, vol. 110, part 9 (21 May 1964), p. 11615

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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.)

Hersh M. Ginsberg

Rabbi Hersh M. (Tsvi Meir) Ginsberg (1928-2016), born in Vienna, was a Ḥaredi Orthodox rabbi in the United States. He served as director of Agudas Harabonim (the Union of Orthodox Rabbis) and of the United Jewish Council (a social service organization). He also served as rabbi of Beit Ḥasidim and principal of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. While director of Agudos Harabonim he was instrumental in alienating non-Orthodox Jews. In 1997 he declared, "We call upon all Jews to discontinue to pray any time in a Conservative or Reform temple and instead pray in an Orthodox synagogue."

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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