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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.

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Prayer for the United States during the Cold War, by Julius Klein (Jewish War Veterans of the USA, 1951)

This prayer by Brigadier General Julius Klein was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), p. 47. The anthology notes that “Accompanying the prayer of General Klein, National Commander of Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., is this message: ‘I wish to express the deep-seated conviction that this book of prayers will be warmly received by a world which is very much in need of closer contact with God.’”

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🇺🇸 Memorial Day (last Monday of May), 🇺🇸 United States of America

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, United States, United States in the Korean War

Contributor(s):

Julius Klein, Jewish War Veterans 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

Contributor(s):

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 Samuel D. Soskin on 1 March 1951

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the third month of the first session of the 82nd US House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 97 part 2 (1 March 1951), p. 1741.

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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), Cold War espionage, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, Soviet espionage in the United States, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Samuel D. Soskin and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Karl Applbaum on 30 April 1952

This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the fourth month of the second session of the 82nd US House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 98 part 4 (30 April 1952), p. 4574.

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🇮🇱 Yom ha-Atsma'ut (5 Iyyar), 🇺🇸 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

Contributor(s):

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

Invocation by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver at the Republican National Convention (9 July 1952)

This is the full invocation offered by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on 9 July 1952, as reported in an otherwise unidentified newspaper clipping titled, “Prayer for Guidance: Rabbi Silver Asks Blessing on Throng.” An abridged form of this prayer was published in the Jewish Independent, on Friday 11 July 1952.

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Elections & Voting

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Republican National Convention 1952, Republican National Conventions

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Abba Hillel Silver

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)

Children’s Prayer for the Recovery of our President [Dwight D. Eisenhower], by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (1955)

A prayer for the recovery of President Dwight D. Eisenhower following a severe heart attack in late September 1955.

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🇺🇸 United States of America

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., children's prayers, Dwight D. Eisenhower, English vernacular prayer, health, Nursing, Prayers for leaders, United States

Contributor(s):

Avraham Samuel Soltes 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. House of Representatives: Rabbi Selig S. Auerbach on 20 July 1955

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 July 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., Cold War (1953–1962), English vernacular prayer, Geneva Summit (1955), U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Selig Sigmund Auerbach, 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 Arthur Schneier on 10 May 1956

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 10 May 1956.

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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., Cold War (1953–1962), English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Arthur Schneier, 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 Alan M. Sokobin on 25 February 1957

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 February 1957.

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

Contributor(s):

Alan Sokobin and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Mordecai L. Brill on 28 May 1957

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 May 1957.

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

Contributor(s):

Mordecai L. Brill, 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 Morton M. Berman on 1 July 1957

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 July 1957.

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

Contributor(s):

Morton Mayer Berman, 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. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman on 29 January 1958

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 January 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, U.S. House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot

Contributor(s):

Abraham J. Feldman and the Congressional Record of the United States of America

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Israel Goldstein on 23 April 1958

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

Contributor(s):

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 Arthur Schneier on 16 June 1958

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

Contributor(s):

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

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