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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise on 20 May 1870

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 May 1870. . . .

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

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41st Congress, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Isaac Mayer Wise and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“The Lord’s Prayer with Variations,” a civic prayer for opening a legislative session by Rabbi Dr. Edward B.M. Browne (14 February 1871)

A civic prayer for opening the Wisconsin State Senate session by Rabbi Edward B.M. Browne in 1871 (repurposed for the US Senate 27 May 1884) . . .

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

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Lord's Prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, Wisconsin Senate

Contributor(s):

Edward Benjamin Morris Browne and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Abram Simon on 16 January 1905

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 January 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, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Leo M. Franklin on 19 January 1917

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 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, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Leo M. Franklin and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz on 5 June 1944

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 June 1944 on the eve of D-Day in World War Ⅱ. . . .

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

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78th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., D-Day, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

Solomon H. Metz, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Samuel Thurman on 26 February 1945

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 26 February 1945. . . .

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

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79th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot, World War Ⅱ

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Samuel Thurman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz on 6 June 1945

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 June 1945. . . .

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

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79th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

Solomon H. Metz, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 29 April 1946

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 April 1946. . . .

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

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79th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot, the Holocaust, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Herman Eliot Snyder on 28 April 1948

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 April 1948. . . .

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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, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Herman E. Snyder, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jacob Agus on 20 July 1953

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 July 1953. . . .

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

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83rd Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 18 April 1955

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 April 1955. . . .

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

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84th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Joint warfare in South Vietnam, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi David de Sola Pool on 28 June 1955

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 June 1955. . . .

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

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84th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

David de Sola Pool, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Charles M. Rubel on 21 April 1958

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1958. . . .

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

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85th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Charles M. Rubel, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein on 23 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. . . .

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🇮🇱 Yom ha-Atsma'ut (5 Iyyar), 🇮🇱 Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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85th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Israel, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Philip S. Bernstein, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Chaim U. Lipschitz on 16 June 1958

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 June 1958. . . .

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

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85th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Chaim Uri Lipschitz, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 2 June 1959

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 June 1959. . . .

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

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86th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., anti-corruption, English vernacular prayer, integrity, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Morris Silverman on 19 February 1959

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 19 February 1959. . . .

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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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86th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, John Foster Dulles, Prayers for leaders, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

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Morris Silverman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Dr. Julius Mark on 29 March 1960

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 March 1960. . . .

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

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86th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi David H. Panitz on 27 April 1960

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1960. . . .

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

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86th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

David Hirsh Panitz, the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Max M. Landman on 26 January 1961

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 26 January 1961. . . .

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

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87th Congress, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Max M. Landman

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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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