Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon Schiff on 9 September 2004

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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Solomon Schiff of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, Florida
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Date of Prayer: 2004-09-09

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	Heavenly Creator, bestow Thy blessings upon those assembled here who have accepted the sacred responsibility to legislate within these hallowed halls of the United States Senate to preserve and to foster the noble ideals of our sanctified democracy.
	Grant that these deliberations will be ruled by wisdom, purpose, and dedication. Thou, O Lord, have taught us through the words of the prophet Malachai: “Have we not all one Father? Hath not one G-d created us all? Why do we deal treacherously, every man against his brother?”^[1] Malachi 2:10.
	Grant us the resolve to serve as Thy partners to eradicate anger, hunger, and bigotry from our human family.
	Imbue us with commitment to sow the seeds that will turn selfishness into civility, hatred into harmony, loathing into love, and bigotry into blessing.
	Help us always to work for the lost, the least, the last, and the lonely.
	May we remain committed to work with renewed energy to elevate the status and dignity of all of Thy children so that all can enjoy the blessings and benefits of our bountiful society.
	Amen.

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108th Congress, 2nd Session. Congressional Record, Issue: Vol. 150, No. 106 — Daily Edition (September 9, 2004)

Click to access CREC-2004-09-09-pt1-PgS8977-2.pdf

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1	Malachi 2:10.

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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)

Solomon Schiff

Rabbi Solomon Schiff has been the Director of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation's Community Chaplaincy Service since 1966 and the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami since 1964; he continues to serve as a Rabbi Emeritus and consultant for both. Ordained by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein of the Mesifta Tifereth Jerusalem Rabbinical Seminary in New York, Rabbi Schiff received a B.A. in Political Science at Brooklyn College, an M.A. in Counseling at the University of Miami, and a Doctorate of Pastoral Counseling at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois.

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