Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Robert B. Slosberg on 2 April 1992

Contributor(s): Robert Slosberg, 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: 102nd Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Robert B. Slosberg, Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Louisville, Kentucky
Date of Prayer: 20 February 1992

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	Almighty God, source of all blessing, as we begin a new day of deliberations in the Senate of the United States of America, we ask for Your blessing and guidance.
	Bless the Senators of our country with good health and wisdom. May their leadership and commitment to public service be a source of pride to all Americans, bringing glory to our great Nation.
	Imbue our Senators with an uncompromising quest for justice and righteousness.
	May their actions lead our Nation toward its goal of ending all hatred and bigotry and abolishing poverty.
	May the decisions we make today deepen our loyalty and devotion to our country and its ideals.
	We pray You give us the courage and strength of conviction to fulfill the vision expressed by the prophet Micah: He has told you O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness and to walk humbly with your God; then will your name achieve wisdom. (Micah 6:8-9) Amen.

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102nd Congress, 2nd Session. C-SPAN.
Congressional Record, Vol. 138, Part 6 — Bound Edition, p. 7967.

Congressional Record v. 138, part 6 – 2 April. p. 7967

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Robert Slosberg

Robert B. Slosberg is a Conservative rabbi in the United States. A cum laude graduate of Columbia University, he earned a BA, MA, Rabbinic Ordination, and an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the rabbi emeritus of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Louisville, Kentucky, having served there since his rabbinic ordination in 1981. In 2012, Rabbi Slosberg was appointed the national chairman of the Masorti Rabbinic Cabinet. He also serves on the board of the National Council of Synagogues, a national Jewish Interfaith organization. From 2008 until 2012, Rabbi Slosberg was a driving force as chairman of Conservative Judaism's Outreach to Interfaith Couples Committee. Rabbi Slosberg is also a past Chairman of the Board of the Seminary's Albert A. List College in New York. Rabbi Slosberg is a fervent supporter of the State of Israel, having led over 25 missions to Israel, and has served on several national organizations benefiting the State of Israel. He is a founding member of the Louisville AIPAC (American-Israel Public Affairs Committee) Council.

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)

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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

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