This is an archive of prayers offered for the success of the democratically elected government of the United States of America and the well-being of its multicultural civil society. Click here to contribute a prayer you have written for the United States. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Tag Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range
A prayer for the welfare of the government in Yiddish from A Naye Shas Tkhine Rav Pninim (after 1933). . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 21 April 1942. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 May 1942. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 June 1944 on the eve of D-Day in World War Ⅱ. . . . The Prayer for the Government offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool in his service for Thanksgiving Day in 1945. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 26 February 1945. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 June 1945. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 April 1946. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Dudley Weinberg, National Chaplain of AMVETS after World War II, was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), pp. 79-80. The prayer was chosen for publication by the then National Commander of AMVETS, Harold Russell. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 January 1947. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on Lincoln’s Birthday, 12 February 1948. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 April 1948. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 March 1950. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 1951. . . . This prayer by Brigadier General Julius Klein was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), p. 47. The anthology notes that “Accompanying the prayer of General Klein, National Commander of Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., is this message: ‘I wish to express the deep-seated conviction that this book of prayers will be warmly received by a world which is very much in need of closer contact with God.’” . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 February 1951. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 February 1953. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 July 1953. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 June 1954. . . . A prayer for the recovery of President Dwight D. Eisenhower following a severe heart attack in late September 1955. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 April 1955. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 June 1955. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 July 1955. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 10 May 1956. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 February 1957. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 May 1957. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 July 1957. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 January 1958. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1958. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 23 April 1958 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 April 1958 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 16 June 1958. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 June 1958. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 June 1959. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 19 February 1959. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 June 1959. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 February 1960. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 March 1960. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1960. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 June 1960. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1961. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 8 June 1961. . . . “Prayer for National Holiday” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 71, from where this prayer was transcribed. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 February 1962. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 March 1962. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 May 1962. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 June 1962. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 July 1962. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 February 1963. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 March 1963. . . . |
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