Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Isidore Lewinthal on 1 July 1912
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Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 July 1912. . . .
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Guest Chaplain: Dr. Isidore Lewinthal, rabbi, Vine Street Temple, Nashville, Tennessee
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 1 July 1912
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Almighty God,
may Thy loving kindness be upon us
and establish Thou the works of our hands,
yea, the work of our hands,
firmly establish Thou it.
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We pray Thee to look down
in Thy infinite kindness
upon the Members of this House;
be graciously inclined toward them
and endow them with a good heart,
with wisdom and understanding,
and with a just and willing mind
so that they may acquit themselves of
and discharge their duties as fully
as their hearts desire to do so.
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We thank Thee, O God,
for the preservation of this great and glorious Republic,
in its national integrity and unity,
and humbly do we pray Thee
for strength and courage
that we may purge wherever it exists
our citizen States of the deep causes of corruption
which so often make sin profitable
and uprightness hard.
Do Thou grant unto our public men
the faith and daring of the kingdom of God in their hearts
so that they may enlist in the sacred warfare
for the freedom and the rights of the people.
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Into Thy keeping, O Father,
do we commend the President of these United States
and Members of this House
and all the constituted authorities,
so that through them order may be preserved
and right and liberty be fostered.
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Do Thou strengthen
the bonds of loyalty and friendship
between all the inhabitants of our great country.
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Bless all mankind, Thy children,
now and forevermore.
Amen.
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This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the eighth month of the second session of the 62nd US House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 48 part 9 (1 July 1912), page 8531.
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Congressional Record, vol. 48, part 9 (1 July 1912), p. 8531
Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Name: Isidore Lewinthal
Bio: Rabbi Isidore Lewinthal (1852-1922), born in Seelow, Germany, served as rabbi of Ḳ.Ḳ. Ohavai Shalom (Vine Street Temple) in Nashville, Tennessee. Educated in Europe, he was ordained in 1873 by Rabbi James Koppel Gutheim. He served as a rabbi in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and at Congregation Beth-El in San Antonio, Texas before arriving in Tennessee. After joining Vine Street Temple in 1888, he remained in Nashville for the remainder of his life, additionally serving as the president of the Federation of Jewish Charities in Nashville, and vice president of the Tennessee State Board of Charities. Besides contributing articles to magazines and newspapers, short biographies note he also published a work,Scripture Questions, although we have been unable to locate a copy. (If you know more, please contact us.)
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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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