Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Charles M. Rubel on 4 August 1971

Contributor(s): Charles M. Rubel, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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Categories: 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., 92nd Congress, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Charles M. Rubel, Congregation B’nai Raphael, Miami, Florida
Sponsor: Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)
Date of Prayer: 4 August 1971

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	Sovereign of the universe and Father of all mankind: We invoke Thy blessings upon all assembled here in this great shrine of American freedom.
	Do Thou, O Gracious Guardian, direct the deliberations of the Members of the Senate so that their wisdom and vision may make our beloved land the beacon tower of light for all the nations of mankind. Grant them wise and discerning hearts to legislate wisely and beneficiently.
	Bless the President of the United States and our Vice President, and the Members of the Congress of the United States and their dear ones.
	Hasten the day when the millennial hope of universal peace will prevail throughout the world.
	May the Biblical ideals of justice, equality, brotherhood, and freedom enshrined in the American heritage become the heritage of all peoples of the earth.
	May America exemplify the words of the Psalmist— How good and how sweet it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. (Psalms 133:1) May all mankind form one bond of love and fellowship.
	May the day be near when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more.^[1] Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
	May our beloved country continue to eternity, to be the land of the free and the home of the brave.^[2] Lines from the “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key (1814). May this be Thy will now and forevermore. Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the eighth month of the first session of the 92nd US Senate, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 117 part 22 (4 August 1971), page 29225.

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Congressional Record, vol. 117, part 22 (4 August 1971), p. 29225

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1	Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
2	Lines from the “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key (1814).

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Charles M. Rubel

Rabbi Charles M. Rubel (1905-1980), of New York, was a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1929, where he received a masters degree in Hebrew Literature. He served pulpits in Macon, Georgia (Congregation Sherah Israel), Rhode Island (Beth-Sholom), and South Miami, Florida (B'nai Raphael and Temple Beth Tov) among others.

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)

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.)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17