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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Laurence A. Kotok on 2 May 1979

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 May 1979 in the event of the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . .

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96th 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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Laurence A. Kotok, 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 Bernhard H. Rosenberg on 14 June 1979

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 June 1979. . . .

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🇺🇸 Flag Day (June 14), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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96th 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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Bernhard H. Rosenberg, 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 Barton G. Lee on 13 March 1980

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 March 1980. . . .

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

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96th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Barton G. Lee and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Solomon Freilich on 18 March 1980

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 March 1980. . . .

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

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96th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Iran hostage crisis, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Solomon Freilich and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman on 19 March 1981

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 March 1981. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Sidney S. Guthman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Ely E. Pilchik on 12 May 1981

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 May 1981. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Ely Emanuel Pilchik, 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 Rafael G. Grossman on 16 March 1982

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 March 1982. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Rafael G. Grossman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Louis M. Tuchman on 30 March 1982

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 March 1982. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Louis M. Tuchman, 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 Seymour L. Essrog on 20 April 1982

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1982. . . .

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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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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, prayers of military chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Seymour L. Essrog, 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 Sidney S. Guthman on 22 April 1982

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Sidney S. Guthman, 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 Eugene H. Levy on 24 June 1982

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 June 1982. . . .

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

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97th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

Prayer at the Dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff on 13 November 1982

The closing prayer at the Nov 13, 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. by Rabbi (Navy Chaplain) Arnold E. Resnicoff. . . .

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War, 🇺🇸 United States of America

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Arnold E. Resnicoff

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Morris M. Hershman on 1 February 1983

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 February 1983. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., athletics, English vernacular prayer, gridiron football, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

the Congressional Record of the United States of America and Morris M. Hershman

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Isaac Neuman on 11 April 1983

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 11 April 1983. . . .

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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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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, the Holocaust

Contributor(s):

Isaac Neuman, 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 Abraham Hecht on 21 April 1983

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, חבּ״ד ḤaBaD Lubavitch, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Abraham Hecht, 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 Efry Spectre on 12 May 1983

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 May 1983. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Efry Spectre, 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 Irving J. Block on 2 June 1983

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 June 1983. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Irving J. Block, 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 Theodore S. Levy on 8 March 1984

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 8 March 1984. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Theodore S. Levy and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner on 2 April 1984

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 April 1984. . . .

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

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Stanley M. Wagner, 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 Richard M.E. Marcovitz on 14 June 1984

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 June 1984. . . .

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🇺🇸 Flag Day (June 14), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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98th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

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

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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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