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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi David Saltzman on 6 September 1990
Contributed by: David Saltzman, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 September 1990. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff on 24 April 1990
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Barry Tabachnikoff, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 April 1990. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 1 February 1990
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Moshe Feller, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 1 February 1990. . . .
💬 An Adaptation of the Megillah of Esther, an English Rendition with Trōp, by Ḥazzan Jack Kessler (1990)
Contributed by: Jack Kessler (trōpification), Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Megillah of Esther: An Original English Rendition (set to trop) by Ḥazzan Jack Kessler was first published in 1990. This second “version 2.0” edition was published in 2016. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Edward Paul Cohn on 13 September 1989
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Edward Paul Cohn, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 September 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 14 July 1989
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Moshe Feller, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 14 July 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Stephen Pinsky on 13 June 1989
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Stephen Pinsky, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 13 June 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Geller on 11 April 1989
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Norman Geller, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 11 April 1989. . . .
💬 Proklamation der Grundrechte der Tiere | Proclamation of Fundamental Animal Rights | Proclamation des Droits Fondamentaux de L’animal (Die Grünen Bundesarbeitsgruppe “Mensch und Tier,” April 1989)
Contributed by: die Grünen [Bundesarbeitsgruppe "Mensch und Tier"], Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
A Proclamation of Fundamental Animal Rights drafted by the West German Green Party in 1989 upon the 200th anniversary of the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” (1789), in German with translations in English, French, and Portuguese. . . .
💬 Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (ILAR, revised 1989)
Contributed by: International League of Animal Rights, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR) was first proclaimed in Paris on 15 October 1978 at the headquarters of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) with the ambition of it being formally adopted in the United Nations General Assembly. The French League of Animal Rights spurred the development of a revised text written during the General Assembly of the International League of Animal Rights, held June 3–4, 1989 in Luxembourg, and adopted on October 21, 1989. The declaration was submitted to the UNESCO Director General in 1990 however it has never been formally adopted. . . .
Pledge of Allegiance to the Family of Earth, by Bella Abzug & Mim Kelber (Women’s Foreign Policy Council, 1989)
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (translation), Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Mim Kelber, Bella Savitzky Abzug
The “Pledge of Allegiance to the Family of Earth” was offered by the Women’s Foreign Policy Council (co-chaired by Bella Abzug and Mim Kelber). The earliest publication of the pledge that we were able to located is as found in the article, “Earthlings Unite” by Nina Combs in Ms. Magazine, vol. 18:1&2 (July/August 1989), p. 19. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jeffrey A. Wohlberg on 29 September 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Jeffrey Wohlberg, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 September 1988. . . .
Benediction by Rabbi Morris Shmidman at the Democratic National Convention (1988)
Contributed by: Morris Shmidman, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The full text of Rabbi Morris Shmidman’s benediction offered at the Democratic National Convention, July 20th, 1988. . . .
The Global Pledge of Allegiance, by Edna A. Maisner-Reitz (1988)
Contributed by: Edna A. Maisner-Reitz, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This “Global Pledge of Allegiance” by Edna A. Meisner-Reitz was first published in The Quest, vol. 2, issue 4, Winter 1989 (Theosophical Society of America), back cover. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits on 14 June 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Laszlo Berkowits, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 June 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Richard Marcovitz on 17 May 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Richard Marcovitz, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 17 May 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt on 25 May 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Stuart Weinblatt, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 May 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom on 4 May 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Seymour Rosenbloom, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 4 May 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arnold Mark Belzer on 20 April 1988
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Arnold Mark Belzer, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Stuart L. Berman on 18 June 1986
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Stuart L. Berman, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 June 1986. . . .
