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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Morris J. Raphall on 1 February 1860

This is the text of the Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall’s prayer offered before the U.S. House of Representatives as recorded in the Congressional Globe, (part 1, 36th Congress, 1st Session, 1859-1860) pp. 648-649, and reprinted in The Occident and American Jewish Advocate, 18:46 9 Feb 1860, pp. 275-276. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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36th Congress, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Morris Jacob Raphall and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Abraham de Sola on 9 January 1872

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 January 1872. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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42nd Congress, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Alabama Claims, Canada, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, prayers after peace treaties, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Abraham de Sola and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes on 24 April 1888

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1888. . . .

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🌐 United Nations Day (October 24th), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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50th Congress, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Henry Pereira Mendes and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Gustav Hausmann on 28 February 1899

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 February 1899. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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56th Congress, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Philippine–American War, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Gustav N. Hausmann and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi David Philipson on 2 February 1904

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 February 1904, the first prayer of a rabbinic guest chaplain recorded in the Congressional Record . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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58th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and David Philipson

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abram Simon on 16 February 1905

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 16 February 1905. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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58th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Abram Simon

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Isidore Lewinthal on 1 July 1912

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 July 1912. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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62nd Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., anti-corruption, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, integrity, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Isidore Lewinthal, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Isidore Lewinthal on 17 January 1917

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 January 1917. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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64th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, United States entry into World War Ⅰ, World War Ⅰ

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Isidore Lewinthal and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Edward Benjamin Morris Browne on 13 December 1917

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 December 1917. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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65th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Lord's Prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, United States entry into World War Ⅰ, World War Ⅰ

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Edward Benjamin Morris Browne and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abram Simon on 22 February 1925

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 February 1925, an elegy for Rep. Julius Kahn (1861-1924). . . .

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🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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68th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., elegies, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Julius Kahn, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Abram Simon and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abram Simon on 29 May 1929

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 May 1929. . . .

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🇺🇸 Memorial Day (last Monday of May), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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71st Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Abram Simon, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Louis I. Newman on 7 January 1930

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 January 1930. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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71st Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Louis Israel Newman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Leon Fram on 25 March 1935

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 March 1935. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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74th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Fascism in North America, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Leon Fram, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Sidney S. Tedesche on 26 March 1935

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 March 1935. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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74th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Sidney Tedesche, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Israel Goldstein on 21 April 1942

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 21 April 1942. . . .

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🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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77th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, World War Ⅱ

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Israel Goldstein, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Bernard Bergman on 26 May 1942

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 May 1942. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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77th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, World War Ⅱ

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Bernard Bergman, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Max Raisin on 30 January 1947

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 January 1947. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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80th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Max Raisin and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck on 12 February 1948

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on Lincoln’s Birthday, 12 February 1948. . . .

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🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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80th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, Containment, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers for leaders, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Leo Baeck and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Nachum David Herman on 7 March 1950

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 March 1950. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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81st Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., anti-communist, Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

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Nochum Dovid Herman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arthur T. Buch on 25 April 1951

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 1951. . . .

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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82nd Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, United States in the Korean War

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Arthur T. Buch, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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