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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. . . .
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. . . .
Contributed by: Haim Asa, 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 13 November 1985. . . .
Contributed by: Simcha Freedman, 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 22 October 1985. . . .
Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Joshua Oscar Haberman, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 4 June 1985. . . .
Contributed by: Max A. Shapiro, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 15 April 1985. . . .
Contributed by: Maynard C. Hyman, 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 28 March 1985. . . .
Contributed by: Martin Weiner, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The full text of Rabbi Martin Weiner’s invocation offered on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, July 17th, 1984. . . .
Contributed by: Max B. Wall, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 June 1984. . . .
Contributed by: Richard Marcovitz, 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 14 June 1984. . . .
Contributed by: Stanley M. Wagner, 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 2 April 1984. . . .
Contributed by: Irving J. Block, 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 2 June 1983. . . .
Contributed by: Samuel Avital, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This Prayer for Peace by Samuel Avital was composed in January 1984 for a gathering of spiritual teachers from all over the world at Mt. Sinai in March 1984. A month later, the State of Israel would return the Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty. While that event was not documented in any media, the prayer was first published in Four Worlds Journal vol. 2 no. 4, (January 1985), pp. 16-17. Of the event itself, Samuel Avital adds, “I performed there some of my mime performances like Jacob & Angel, Black & White and others.” The prayer for peace is included in Samuel Avital’s Passover Haggadah (2021). . . .
Contributed by: Efry Spectre, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 May 1983. . . .
Contributed by: Isaac Neuman, 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 11 April 1983. . . .
Contributed by: Abraham Hecht, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . .
Contributed by: Yitzchok Zilberstein, Unknown, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This is a kavvanah (intention) for anyone in a desperate circumstance of needing to eat or drink for their mortal health, to do so with the full confidence that they are fulfilling a mitsvah required for them in the Torah, to preserve their life. The kavvanah was related by Rav Yitschok Zilberstein in his Toras haYoledes (1983), chapter 52, section 10, p. 357 (pp. 331-332 in the bilingual edition 1989), “הועתק ממחזור עתיק” (as “copied from an old maḥzor”). Unfortunately, we can’t provide a more direct reference to this maḥzor. If you know, please leave a comment or contact us. . . .
Contributed by: Eugene Levy, 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 24 June 1982. . . .
Contributed by: Sidney S. Guthman, the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . .
Contributed by: Louis M. Tuchman, 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 30 March 1982. . . .
