Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Alfred Cohen on 27 January 1972
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Categories: 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., 92nd Congress, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot
Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 January 1972. . . .
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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Alfred Cohen of the Synagogue of Young Israel of Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York
Date of Prayer: 27 January 1972
Sponsor: n/a
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God of wisdom and glory,
we who are ever humble in Thy presence,
stand before Thee in prayer
for Thy guidance
and compassionate understanding.
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Bless us
with searching hearts
and open minds
that will ever be sensitive
to the many needs of our countrymen.
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Bestow Thy blessing of wisdom
upon the President and Vice President of our country
and upon all the Members of this august body.
Strengthen their efforts
and inspire their endeavors,
so that suffering and evil
will be stricken from the face of the earth.
Equip them with the courage
to champion the cause of justice,
and determination to bring
the blessings of freedom and equality
to all men.
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Assure us, dear Lord,
of Your inspiration,
and bless the work of our hands.
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By Thy grace,
let peace,
justice,
and brotherhood
reign over our land.
Amen.
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This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered near the beginning of the first session of the 92nd US Congress. The source images of the prayer were copied by Howard Mortman and shared via his @CongressRabbi Twitter account. All credit to Howard Mortman for his research in digging up this prayer. Unfortunately, neither the source images nor his tweets provide an exact citation reference to the volume, issue, and page number of the Congressional Record in which the prayer was published. If you know, leave a comment, or contact us.
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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain (Alfred Cohen, 27 January 1972)
Contributor: Alfred Cohen
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Name: Alfred Cohen
Bio: Rabbi Alfred Cohen, maggid shiur at MTA, received semikhah from Rabbi Yisrael Gustman and from Rabbi Hutner of Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin and served for many years as the mora d'asra (leader of the congregation) of the Young Israel of Canarsie.
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Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/alfred-cohen
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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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