Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Richard Boruch Rabinowitz on 3 May 2017

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Date: 2018-04-29

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Categories: 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

Tags: 115th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. House of Representatives, תחינות teḥinot

Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 3 May 2017. . . .

Content:

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Richard Boruch Rabinowitz, Aish International, New York, NY
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar, (R-AZ)
Date of Prayer: 05/03/2017

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	May we humbly ask You, God Almighty, to help us focus on the beauty and good of this great country.
	God, we thank You for giving wisdom to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald J. Trump for proclaiming May as Jewish Heritage Month.
	The Jewish people of this country are grateful and indebted to You, God, for the opportunity to contribute in making the United States a great nation.
	Aish founder, Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of blessed memory, would say to young people: “When older people see your idealism, they might say, ‘you’ll grow up,’ but what they really mean is ‘you’ll give up.'” Rabbi Weinberg would say: “Never give up––get tougher instead.”
	Let us pray for the Members of Congress and this great Nation: God, please grant us clarity and courage to always do right and never give up on our principles.
	God bless the United States of America.

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Source(s)

115th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record, Issue: Vol. 163, No. 76 — Daily Edition (May 3, 2017)

Link: https://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/display_gc.html?id=2534

Contributor: the Congressional Record of the United States of America

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  Name: the Congressional Record of the United States of America
  Bio: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Printing Office and issued when Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks. At the end of a session of Congress, the daily editions are compiled in bound volumes constituting the permanent edition. Statutory authorization for the Congressional Record is found in Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code. (wikipedia)
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Record
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/united-states-congressional-record
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  Name: Richard Boruch Rabinowitz
  Bio: Since 1991, Richard Boruch Rabinowitz has served as Executive Director of Development for the kiruv organization, Aish International.
  Website: https://boruchrabinowitz.com
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/richard-boruch-rabinowitz

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