Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow on 20 April 1966
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Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1966. . . .
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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow, Congregation Beth El, Cedarhurst, New York
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 20 April 1966
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Eternal God, Creator of all men
regardless of race, color, or creed,
we pray unto Thee
with sincere and humble hearts.
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We find the problems of life difficult
and our own wisdom and knowledge
insufficient.
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We need Thee, Almighty,
to help us face the challenge
of these troubled
and mediocre days.
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Have mercy upon our restless world.
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Grant all men the vision
to strive for human brotherhood,
so that peace and justice
can be the normal experiences
of our world.
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We pray for our youth,
for their homes and schools
so that they may be constantly awakened
to the great ideas of faith
and the worthy causes of our American way of life—
the pursuit of liberty
and human rights.
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Give courage, O Lord,
to the President
and all the duly constituted authorities
of our Nation.
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May we together press forward
against the prejudices, the hatreds,
the malices that still exist
to the end that dignity, beauty, and love
will be the lot of all men.
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May this be Thy will
and let us say amen.
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This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the fourth month of the second session of the 89th US Congress in the House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 112, part 7 (20 April 1966), page 8491.
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Congressional Record, vol. 112, part 7 (20 April 1966), p. 8491
Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Name: Edward T. Sandrow
Bio: Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow (1906–1975), born in Philadelphia, was a Conservative movement rabbi and communal leader in the United States. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1933. He served pulpits in Portland, Oregon and Cedarhurst, Long Island before becoming entering Academia. He was a teaching fellow at New York University a visiting professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, first of homiletics (1954–56, 1962–63) and later of pastoral psychiatry (1963 onwards). He became president of the Rabbinical Assembly of America (1960–62) and of the New York Board of Rabbis (1966–67) where he served as chairman of the board of governors (1968–70). He was a member of the board of directors of the American Friends of the Hebrew University (1968–1975), an alternate member of the board of governors of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a member of the boards of directors of the Joint Distribution Committee, the Zionist Organization of America, and the National Jewish Welfare Board. He was also chairman of the commission on Jewish chaplaincy of the latter organization. From 1960 he served as chairman of the board of Hadoar. He was co-author of Young Faith, a prayer book with music for children.
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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)
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Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
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