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Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? Prayer for the Government in honor of George Washington, First President of the United States of America by Ḳ.Ḳ. Beit Shalome (1789)The following prayer for the government was composed by Congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia in 1789. Please note the acrostic portion of the prayer in which the initial letters of the succeeding lines form the name: Washington. . . . Categories: Government & Country, Inauguration Day (January 20th), Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), United States of America Tags: Western Sepharadim, George Washington, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders, United States, acrostic, Presidents Day, 56th century A.M., 18th century C.E. Contributor(s): Abe Katz (translation), Ḳ.Ḳ. Beit Shalome and Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) The proclamation and prayer of chief rabbi Yaakov Yosef, on the centennial of President George Washington’s Inauguration . . . Categories: Inauguration Day (January 20th), Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), United States of America Tags: Presidents Day, 57th century A.M., New York City, George Washington, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders, 19th century C.E., Benjamin Harrison, United States, Needing Vocalization Contributor(s): Yaakov Yosef, Judah David Eisenstein (translation) and Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription) “On the Eve of Inauguration” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 3 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 36. . . . Categories: Inauguration Day (January 20th), Coronations & Inaugurations, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies [Prayer] on the Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, by Rabbi Norman M. Goldburg (4 March 1933)“On the Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 4 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 37. . . . Categories: Inauguration Day (January 20th), Coronations & Inaugurations, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies This prayer by Rabbi Samuel Thurman, of the United Hebrew Temple (St. Louis, Missouri), was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record for January 20, 1949. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, of Cleveland, Ohio, was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record for January 20, 1953. . . . This prayer at the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower by Rabbi Dr. Louis Finkelstein, chancellor, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record for January 20, 1957. . . . This benediction for President John F. Kennedy by Rabbi Dr. Nelson Glueck, was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record on January 20, 1961. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel, Congregation Beth Israel (Houston, Texas), was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record on January 20, 1965. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record on January 20, 1969. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Seymour Siegel at the second inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record on January 20, 1973. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk at the second inauguration of President Ronald Reagan was recorded in the United States’ Congressional Record on January 21, 1985. . . . A prayer upon the inauguration of President Obama in January 2009. . . . Tags: Barack Hussein Obama, United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers as poems, English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders Contributor(s): Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit Rabbi Marvin Hier offered this prayer of blessing for Donald Trump and the United States of America on January 20, 2017 at the inauguration day ceremony. . . . A prayer on being present in the moment of the inauguration of the 59th president of the United States. . . . Categories: Inauguration Day (January 20th) Inauguration Day Prayer for the Government of the United States, by Rabbi David Seidenberg (neohasid.org 2021)A prayer for the government of the United States of America on the day of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. . . . Categories: Inauguration Day (January 20th)
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Washington delivering his inaugural address April 1789, in the old city hall, New-York / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd. (This image is set to automatically show as the "featured image" in category pages and in shared links on social media.)
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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17
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