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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 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 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. 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

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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

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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

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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. 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. 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. 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)

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Harry J. Kaufman on 13 February 1951

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 February 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., Containment, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, United States in the Korean War

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Harry J. Kaufman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Shusterman on 3 February 1953

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 February 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, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Abraham Shusterman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

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. House of Representatives: Rabbi Amos M. Bunim on 1 June 1954

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 June 1954. . . .

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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, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Amos Bunim, 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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