Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi David H. Panitz on 27 April 1960

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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, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, 86th Congress

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi David H. Panitz, of Temple Emanuel, Paterson, New Jersey
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Date of Prayer: 27 April 1960

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	Almighty and Eternal God, we convene again in this august Chamber with an awareness of Thy presence and with a firm resolve to make ourselves instruments for the fulfillment of Thy will.
	We know that our purpose on earth is only achieved by obedience to Thy message and by the acknowledgment of Thy sovereignty in all spheres of life.
	The mantle of leadership imposes inexorable responsibilities to deliberate and act with broad vision, with a love for all mankind, and with a sensitive devotion to the loftiest horizons of American democracy.
	We pray for the inner strength that will enable Thy servants to quest fearlessly for truth, to fashion the future with optimism, and to perform decisive deeds for the peace of our Nation and the world.
	May we be worthy of Thy continued blessings, O Master of all creation, as we manifest the wisdom and courage to make ourselves and our country exemplars of righteousness in the sight of all peoples, and as we mold ourselves and these United States into a potent force for moral rectitude in the sight of all the nations.
	May we never shirk opportunities to unite all our citizenry into a bond of true brotherhood, nor eschew the prudent occasions and methods to draw together the hearts of all Thy children who inhabit this globe.
	May we never hesitate to defend the dignity of man and the sanctity of life for all who have been created in Thine image.
	May we learn to share with others the gifts of the earth and of human insight with which we have been abundantly endowed.
	May we ever find in service to exalted ideals the protection of our Nation’s interests and the achievement of amity among the sons of men.
	By our deeds of uprightness, compassion, and faith, we pray for Thy providential blessing:^[1] a/k/a, the Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing). May the Lord bless you and protect you; may the Lord cause His countenance to shine upon you and may He be gracious unto you; may He lift up His face unto you and grant you peace. (Numbers 6:23–27) Amen.

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the fourth month of the second session of the 86th US Congress in the Senate, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 106, part 7 (27 April 1960), page 8688.

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Congressional Record, vol. 106, part 7 (27 April 1960), p. 8688

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1	a/k/a, the Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing).

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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.)

David Hirsh Panitz

Rabbi Dr. David Hirsh Panitz (1918-1991), born in Baltimore, Maryland was a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1943 and awarded a doctor of divinity degree in 1974. He served as rabbi at at Temple Adas Israel in Washington, DC and as associate rabbi at B'nai Jeshrun in New York City before serving at Temple Emanuel in Paterson, New Jersey. For 30 years, he served as Jewish chaplain at St. Joseph's Hospital and was a volunteer at Barnert Memorial Hospital in Paterson. Dr. Panitz was a member of the faculties of George Washington University, American University, Howard University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Active in many Jewish organizations, Rabbi Panitz was former co-chairman of the National Rabbinic Cabinet for State of Israel Bonds, a director of the Jewish Concilation Board of America and a member of the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in America and the Synagogue Council of America.

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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