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20th century C.E. —⟶ tag: 20th century C.E. Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? This “Global Pledge of Allegiance” by Edna A. Meisner-Reitz was first published in The Quest, vol. 2, issue 4, Winter 1989 (Theosophical Society of America), back cover. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, Cold War (1985–1991), earth pledges, eco-conscious, eco-feminism, universalist Contributor(s): The full text of Rabbi Morris Shmidman’s benediction offered at the Democratic National Convention, July 20th, 1988. . . . The “Pledge of Allegiance to the Family of Earth” was offered by the Women’s Foreign Policy Council (co-chaired by Bella Abzug and Mim Kelber). The earliest publication of the pledge that we were able to located is as found in the article, “Earthlings Unite” by Nina Combs in Ms. Magazine, vol. 18:1&2 (July/August 1989), p. 19. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, Cold War (1985–1991), earth pledges, eco-conscious, eco-feminism, universalist Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 September 1988. . . . Categories: Tags: 100th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, prayers for astronauts, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, space science, space travel, STS-26, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR) was first proclaimed in Paris on 15 October 1978 at the headquarters of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) with the ambition of it being formally adopted in the United Nations General Assembly. The French League of Animal Rights spurred the development of a revised text written during the General Assembly of the International League of Animal Rights, held June 3–4, 1989 in Luxembourg, and adopted on October 21, 1989. The declaration was submitted to the UNESCO Director General in 1990 however it has never been formally adopted. . . . A discussion of the nature of truth and belief in Jewish liturgical prayer, suggesting that fixed liturgy is less a vehicle for conveying theological or philosophical outcomes than a practice for developing an emotionally religious personality. Shabbat musaf is used as an example. “Meaning What We Pray, Praying What We Mean: The Otherness of the Liturgy” by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Gutoff was first published in Conservative Judaism, Vol. 42(2), Winter 1989-90, pp. 12-20. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Conservative Judaism, Essays on Prayer as Praxis, liturgical theory, why prayer Contributor(s): A Proclamation of Fundamental Animal Rights drafted by the West German Green Party in 1989 upon the 200th anniversary of the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” (1789), in German with translations in English, French, and Portuguese. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 13 June 1989. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 11 April 1989. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 14 July 1989. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st 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): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 September 1989. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st 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): A ceremony for the naming of a baby daughter. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., baby daughters, ceremony, infants, naming, naming ceremonies, North America, Parents blessing children Contributor(s): It is the responsibility of leadership in every generation to remove stumbling blocks from paths provided for seekers of Hashem. The needs of the faith community have dramatically changed. In our generation, many of the paths to Heaven that used to work very well in the past, don’t work any more. Why is that? For several reasons: . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., etiquette, North America, pluralism, Renewal, tolerance of difference Contributor(s): Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Reb Arthur Waskow, and others helped to formulate this grammatically feminine Hebrew blessing for an oleh in their blessing over the Torah reading, in the early years of Congregation Mishkan Shalom in Philadelphia (1988-1983). . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Aliyah, Divine Feminine, North America, Philadelphia, Nusḥaot l'Yahadut Mitkhadeshet, Renewal Contributor(s): The Megillah of Esther: An Original English Rendition (set to trop) by Ḥazzan Jack Kessler was first published in 1990. This second “version 2.0” edition was published in 2016. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillated readings in English, Megillah Readings in English, מגילת אסתר Megillat Esther, Mordekhai, Philadelphia, purimspiel, Queen Esther, Shushan Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 1 February 1990. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Dissolution of the Soviet Union, English vernacular prayer, חבּ״ד ḤaBaD Lubavitch, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, Revolutions of 1989, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 September 1990. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st 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): “[I’m Spending] Hanukkah in Santa Monica” by Tom Lehrer was first written at the request of Garrison Keillor for his radio show The American Radio Company on which it was performed twice, in 1990 and 1992. The song was later released on the album, Bible & Beyond (Larry Milder, 1999). The first recording of Tom Lehrer singing his song can be heard on The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Disc 3) (2000). In 2022, Tom Lehrer gave an enormous Ḥanukkah present to the world, dedicating his entire oeuvre to the Public Domain including this song. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, satire, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 April 1990. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Tags: 101st 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): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 8 May 1990. . . . Categories: Tags: 101st 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): | ||
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