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Morris M. Hershman  Morris M. HershmanRabbi Morris M. Hershman (1917–1998) served as rabbi for the Joliet Jewish Congregation. Arriving in Joliet, Illinois from Texas in 1943, he became a fixture in the community. He was president of the Joliet Rotary Club, chairman of the local United Way and an honorary lifetime member of the Greater Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Silver Cross Hospital board of directors for 32 years and chairman of the board for the last 18 years of his life. Both St. Francis University and Lewis University conferred honorary degrees upon him. He delivered invocations at both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, and during the first inauguration of former Gov. James Thompson. Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Tag 98th Congress | athletics | English vernacular prayer | gridiron football | U.S. House of Representatives | Prayers of Guest Chaplains | תחינות teḥinot | 20th century C.E. | 58th century A.M. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? Contributed by: the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Morris M. Hershman The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 February 1983. . . . | ||
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