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 composed in the aftermath of the mass murder of the Dor Ḥadash community at the Ets Ḥayyim (Tree of Life) Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh on Shabbat morning 27 October 2018. . . . A plea to not become numb in the face of overwhelming cruelty. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 January 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 February 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 2018. . . . A prayer offered by Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff at the Vietnam War Memorial on Memorial Day May 28th 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 May 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 June 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 June 2018. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 June 2018. . . . Tags: 115th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., embrace the stranger, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, protect the refugee, תחינות teḥinot, United States Immigration Policy, welcome the immigrant The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 September 2018. . . . Tags: 115th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, hakhnasat orḥim, hospitality, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot, United States Immigration Policy, welcoming The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 November 2018. . . . Tags: 115th Congress, 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., anti-fascist, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Nuremberg Trials, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, Strange Fruit, תחינות teḥinot A prayer for a government when that government is causing pain through malicious policies. . . . “A Prayer for the Spiritual Welfare of the United States at a Time of Trial,” by Rabbi Joe Schwartz was first published at The Forward on 28 June 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 February 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 March 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 16 May 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 4 June 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 July 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 July 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 October 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 November 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 November 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 December 2019. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 December 2019. . . . A prayer for the United States, its leaders and government and its citizens — a personal response to things that were troubling me in the months before November’s election – in particular the level of divisiveness in our country, and what seemed to me to be a growing sense that it isn’t important to respect people we disagree with, and an ever more prevalent belief that we are entitled to decide for ourselves which rules to follow, and all that matters are own rights and our beliefs, not our responsibilities to one another. Inspired by the events of 2020 . . . Tags: 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, 2020 coronavirus pandemic, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, civic prayers, civic responsibility, democracy, Donald Trump, English vernacular prayer, pluralism, United States, United States General Election 2020 A prayer for collective and communal well-being with an emphasis on dismantling systems of oppression and repairing their harms. . . . The full text of Rabbi Lauren Berkun’s benediction offered at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention, 20 August 2020. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 10 January 2020. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 January 2020. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 5 February 2020. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 October 2020. . . . A prayer for the government on a day of violent insurrection in the heart of American democracy. . . . A prayer for America on the day upon which right-wing militias carried out an insurrection upon the representative democratic institution of the United States. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 10 September 2021. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 11 January 2022. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 11 March 2022. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 31 March 2022. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 August 2022. . . . The invocation for the 11th day of the 157th session of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in the United States. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 December 2023 . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 25 January 2024. . . . A prayer for the United States of America in the wake of the terrible events in Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 July 2024. . . . The invocation offered by Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR (Los Angeles, California) on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, 20 August 2024. Her invocation was offered together with that of Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef of The Nation’s Mosque (Washington, DC). . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 August 2024. . . . A civic prayer for the United States of America in anticipation of Election Day 2024. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 October 2024. . . . Additions to the Amidah for the sake of democracy and justice for offering now through US election day 2024. . . . This prayer by Rabbi Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, was offered as a benediction at the Inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump on 20 January 2025. . . . |
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