Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman, president, Western States Region of the Rabbinical Assembly, Long Beach, California
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 2 July 1974
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Heavenly Father and Creator of All:
Two days hence, we, Thy children,
will observe the 198th anniversary of the historic day
when the Founding Fathers of this Nation
signed the Declaration of Independence.
Built upon these foundations,
the young Nation matured,
grew in affluence and influence,
and became the mightiest defender of freedom
and the most dependable bastion of democracy.
For these, Thy bountiful blessings,
we are indeed grateful beyond words.
We now humbly implore Thee
to continue to favor us with Thy divine guidance.
Do Thou inspire our legislators
to reaffirm the principles of the Founding Fathers
and to embody them in wise laws.
We beseech Thee, O merciful Father,
to bless our country.
May it ever be
opulent but generous,
strong but just,
firm but wise,
a shining example
for all mankind to emulate.
May this be Thy will. Amen.
This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the seventh month of the second session of the 93rd US House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 120 part 17 (2 July 1974), page 21993.
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Congressional Record, vol. 120, part 17 (2 July 1974), p. 21993
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Sidney S. Guthman
Rabbi Sidney S, Guthman (1911-2009) from Chicago, was a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. He was a graduate of Lewis Institute of Technology and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1938. Rabbi Guthman walked in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington, D.C., in 1963, and accompanied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. In 1971, JTS awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. As a rabbi he held pulpits in New England and San Antonio, Texas (Agudas Achim), Lakewood, California (Shir Chadash), Seal Beach (Temple Shalom), and as Chaplain of the VA Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Rabbi Guthman was the past President of the Western States Region of the Rabbinical Assembly and a former Grand Chaplain of the Masonic Grand Lodge. He was chairman of the Community Advisory Commission in Long Beach and past president of the Western States Region of the Rabbinical Assembly. With Robert Segal, he co-edited the prayerbook, Sabbath Eve Services and Hymns (1944).
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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