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Theodore Lewis
Theodore Lewis (1915-2010), born in Dublin, Ireland, led Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Touro Synagogue) in Newport, Rhode Island for 36 years, beginning in 1949. He studied in the Mir Yeshiva in Poland from from 1935 to 1939. On 30 June 1959, he appeared on the television program, To Tell the Truth. He published two works: Sermons at Touro Synagogue (1980) and a companion volume, Bar Mitzvah Sermons at Touro Synagogue (1989).
🇺🇸 Brotherhood Week | Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies | 🇺🇸 United States of America | 🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)
88th Congress | English vernacular prayer | Prayers of Guest Chaplains | U.S. Senate | תחינות teḥinot | 20th century C.E. | 58th century A.M.
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Theodore Lewis on 18 February 1963
Contributed on: 17 Feb 2024 by Theodore Lewis | the Congressional Record of the United States of America | ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 February 1963. . . .
