[Prayer on behalf of a] Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary (CCAR 1951)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown and Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

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	Eternal God and Father! In the fullness of this day’s joy, we turn our hearts in praise and gratitude to Thee. We thank Thee for Thy favor which has preserved and sustained this happy couple and permitted them to reach this hour.
	In the midst of family (and friends) and loved ones, they look back in reverent and grateful reminiscence upon the stretch of years since first they pledged their hearts to one another and to Thee. Many and varied have been the experiences since that hour; many have been the mingled occasions of victory and defeat, of fulfillment and disappointment. We thank Thee for the joys unnumbered with which Thou hast sweetened their lives; and likewise, we praise Thee for the trials which, with Thy help, they have surmounted.
	Our times are in Thy hand; we know that Thou wilt guide and sustain us even unto the end. As Thou hast blessed them in the past, so continue to bless them in the years to come.
	May it be Thy will that these be years of health and contentment; of unclouded bliss in the circle of their family and loved ones; of mutual and unbroken service of righteousness, love and peace to those who are far and to those who are near. Amen.

“[Prayer for a] Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary” is found in the “Family Worship” section of the Union Home Prayer Book (CCAR 1951), on page 33. Unfortunately, as with so many of the prayers published as a result of CCAR committees from this period and earlier, we cannot yet attribute this prayer to any known author. (If you know, please leave a comment or contact us.)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada.

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Portrait of Hermann & Fanny Rieck on their 25th wedding anniversary in Germany, 1917 in the collection of the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum (Australia)

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[Prayer on behalf of a] Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary (CCAR 1951)

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