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tag: Prayers of Guest Chaplains Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? An opening prayer offered by the guest chaplain before the Virginia House of Delegates (1849-1850 legislative session) in the week of January 15-18, 1850, and published in The Richmond Enquirer (25 January 1850), p. 1. . . . The opening prayer offered by Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, in his role as guest chaplain before the 74th New York State Senate on 24 June 1851, and published under the header, “Albany” in The Asmonean (11 July 1851), on page 5. The prayer is one of the earliest offered by a rabbi before a state legislature in the United States. . . . Prayer №2 of the Guest Chaplain of the New York State Legislature: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (in the week commencing 12 January 1852)This is one of three opening prayers offered by the guest chaplain, Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, before the Legislature of the State of New York, in the State Assembly (on Tuesday, the 13th of January or Thursday the 15th of January 1852), and in the State Senate (on Monday the 12th, Wednesday the 14th, or Friday the 16th). The prayer was published in The Asmonean (30 January 1852), in a letter dated 20 January from a correspondent identified only under the pseudonym “Bassist.” This prayer is one of two prayers offered in the letter. . . . Prayer №1 of the Guest Chaplain of the New York State Legislature: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (in the week commencing 12 January 1852)This is one of three opening prayers offered by the guest chaplain, Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, before the Legislature of the State of New York, in the State Assembly (on Tuesday, the 13th of January or Thursday the 15th of January 1852), and in the State Senate (on Monday the 12th, Wednesday the 14th, or Friday the 16th). The prayer was published in The Asmonean (30 January 1852), in a letter dated 20 January from a correspondent identified only under the pseudonym “Bassist.” This prayer is one of two prayers offered in the letter. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the New York State Legislature: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (in the week commencing 11 April 1853)This is one of three opening prayers offered by the guest chaplain, Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, for the week commencing 11 April 1853. The prayer was published in “The Israelite Chaplain in the N.Y. Legislature,” The Asmonean (15 April 1853), p. 5. It is the only prayer we have from this week that he officiated in 1853. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Morris J. Raphall on 1 February 1860This is the text of the Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall’s prayer offered before the U.S. House of Representatives as recorded in the Congressional Globe, (part 1, 36th Congress, 1st Session, 1859-1860) pp. 648-649, and reprinted in The Occident and American Jewish Advocate, 18:46 9 Feb 1860, pp. 275-276. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 May 1870. . . . “The Lord’s Prayer with Variations,” a civic prayer for opening a legislative session by Rabbi Dr. Edward B.M. Browne (14 February 1871)A civic prayer for opening the Wisconsin State Senate session by Rabbi Edward B.M. Browne in 1871 (repurposed for the US Senate 27 May 1884) . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Abraham de Sola on 9 January 1872The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 January 1872. . . . This prayer of Rabbi Isidor Kalisch was offered on 15 January 1873 before the Tennessee State Senate, and published in the Republican Banner (16 January 1863), page 4. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1888. . . . Categories: 🌐 United Nations Day (October 24th), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Gustav Hausmann on 28 February 1899The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 February 1899. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 February 1904, the first prayer of a rabbinic guest chaplain recorded in the Congressional Record . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 January 1905. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abram Simon on 16 February 1905The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 16 February 1905. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Isidore Lewinthal on 1 July 1912The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 July 1912. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Isidore Lewinthal on 17 January 1917The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 January 1917. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 January 1917. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Edward Benjamin Morris Browne on 13 December 1917The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 December 1917. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Abram Simon on 22 February 1925The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 February 1925, an elegy for Rep. Julius Kahn (1861-1924). . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 May 1929. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Memorial Day (last Monday of May), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Louis I. Newman on 7 January 1930The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 January 1930. . . . “On the Legalization of Beer” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 32. . . . “On the Eve of Inauguration” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 3 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 36. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Inauguration Day (January 20th), Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, Coronations & Inaugurations [Prayer] on the Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, by Rabbi Norman M. Goldburg (4 March 1933)“On the Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 4 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 37. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Inauguration Day (January 20th), Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, Coronations & Inaugurations “On the Los Angeles Earthquake” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 12 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, pp. 44-45. The earthquake, now known as the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, registered 6.4 on the Richter scale. . . . “The German Crisis” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 3 April 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, pp. 59-60. . . . Categories: 🌐 Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th), Kristallnacht (9-10 November, 16 Marḥeshvan), 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🌐 Day of Democracy (September 15th), Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies “On the Disaster of the Akron” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 5 April 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, pp. 61-63. . . . “On Abandoning the Gold Standard” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 21 April 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 74. . . . “On Education Week” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 24 April 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, pp. 77-78. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 March 1935. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Sidney S. Tedesche on 26 March 1935The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 March 1935. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Israel Goldstein on 21 April 1942The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 21 April 1942. . . . Categories: 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Bernard Bergman on 26 May 1942The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 26 May 1942. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 June 1944 on the eve of D-Day in World War Ⅱ. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 26 February 1945. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Brotherhood Week, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 June 1945. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 April 1946. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Max Raisin on 30 January 1947The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 January 1947. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck on 12 February 1948The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on Lincoln’s Birthday, 12 February 1948. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 April 1948. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Nachum David Herman on 7 March 1950The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 7 March 1950. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arthur T. Buch on 25 April 1951The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 1951. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Harry J. Kaufman on 13 February 1951The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 February 1951. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Shusterman on 3 February 1953The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 February 1953. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 July 1953. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Amos M. Bunim on 1 June 1954The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 June 1954. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 April 1955. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 June 1955. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Selig S. Auerbach on 20 July 1955The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 July 1955. . . . | ||
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