https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5co4oo-3654 Rabbi Judah Nadich, of New York, Delivers Opening Prayer in Congress March 9, 1961 WASHINGTON (Mar. 8)
The opening prayer at today’s session of the United States House of Representatives, blessing the efforts of the President and Congressmen, was recited by Rabbi Judah Nadich, Park Avenue Synagogue, New York City. --- New Brunswick rabbi leads U.S. Senate prayer [image: Rabbi Daniel Fellman, holding son Zachary, is joined by his wife, Melissa, and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) in the U.S. Senate; the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple rabbi delivered the Senate’s opening prayer Jan. 29.] Rabbi Daniel Fellman, holding son Zachary, is joined by his wife, Melissa, and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) in the U.S. Senate; the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple rabbi delivered the Senate’s opening prayer Jan. 29. by Debra Rubin <[email protected]> NJJN Bureau Chief/Middlesex While it is not uncommon for a rabbi to offer prayers on behalf of congregants, it is quite another thing to offer them on behalf of some of the world’s most powerful political leaders. However, Rabbi Daniel Fellman of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick got the opportunity to do just that on Jan. 29 when he gave the invocation for the United States Senate. “It was incredible when I walked in the chamber,” said Fellman. “It started to take my breath away.” Fellman was invited to give the opening prayer before the Senate by Sen. Ben Nelson, the Democratic senator from the rabbi’s home state of Nebraska. “He lived around the corner from us in Omaha, and our families are old friends,” said Fellman. “Just after college in the mid-’90s, I worked as a speechwriter for him, and we’ve remained in contact over the years.” Before going onto the floor of the Senate, Fellman met with Dr. Barry Black, the Senate chaplain. Black advised Fellman to think of the experience as “a prayer to God on behalf of the senators.” Fellman composed his own prayer for the occasion, asking God to help the lawmakers fulfill their responsibilities in the “sacred calling of leading the nation.” “Today and every day,” his prayer reads, “let us strive to fill this chamber with humanity, humility, and hope, honoring our nation’s past while honing our unique yet shared understanding of the future’s ever-present call.” [image: Rabbi Daniel Fellman with U.S. Senate chaplain Dr. Barry Black, just before the rabbi delivered the Senate invocation on Jan. 29.] Rabbi Daniel Fellman with U.S. Senate chaplain Dr. Barry Black, just before the rabbi delivered the Senate invocation on Jan. 29. Fellman was given floor privileges for the day, spending three hours listening to debates on a children’s health insurance program and creation of governmental oversight on hedge funds. The New Jersey rabbi also had a “nice, lengthy chat” with Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and several other senators. Fellman is no stranger to the workings of the capital: He worked as a White House intern in college during Bill Clinton’s administration. However, he never met the most famous intern. “I was an intern the first summer of the Clinton administration — before Monica Lewinsky,” said Fellman. When Fellman was studying for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, his father, Richard — a University of Nebraska professor — spoke with Nelson about arranging for his son to deliver the senatorial invocation. The elder Fellman reminded the senator of that conversation after his son became a rabbi in 2005. Arrangements for the invocations are made two years in advance. On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2:57:50 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > Dr. Eowyn posted: "America is going to Hell in that proverbial hand > basket, and here's just one of the reasons. Did you know that, about two > months ago, on November 14, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives invited > an imam to open its sessions with a prayer to Allah? " Respond to this > post by replying above this line > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Imam opens House > session with prayer to Allah, again > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/22/imam-opens-house-session-with-prayer-to-allah-again/> > by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> > > America is going to Hell in that proverbial hand basket, and here's just > one of the reasons. > > Did you know that, about two months ago, *on November 14, 2014, the U.S. > House of Representatives invited an imam to open its sessions with a prayer > to Allah*? > > CSPAN > <http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4514851/islamic-opening-prayer-allah-house-representatives> > > reports that the prayer was offered by a Muslim cleric from the Islamic > Society of Central Jersey, Monmouth Junction, NJ. > > Imam Hamad Ahmad Chebli, <http://www.c-span.org/person/?78387> a native > of Lebanon, said: > > *"The name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. Praise be to > Allah, the cherisher, the sustainer of the world. The most gracious, the > most merciful master of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship and thine > do we seek. Guide us to the safe path. The god of all the prophets and the > messenger says in the Koran, he does not place a responsibility on you > greater than you can bear. Everyone will receive the good they have earned > and vice versa. Let us pray. O god, bless us as we begin a new day. Bless > this assembly. Bless the people and nation it represents. O god, at this > time in our history, the challenges for our nation and the world are many. > O god, grant these men and women the wisdom, the guidance and the strength > to pursue compassion, justice and sound judgment. O god, in your wisdom, > you have placed upon them great responsibility and honor. O god, please > help them with your guidance and your light. O god, O god, improve the well > being of all inhabitants of this great nation and beyond. Amen."* > > The blogosphere is alight with news of that. But Nov. 14, 2014, was not > the first time House Speaker (and leader) John Boehner (R-Ohio) saw fit to > invite a Muslim to offer a prayer to Allah. Here's a video I found from > July 31, 2013: > > The Florida Senate did it too, on March 18, 2014: > > And at Pennsylvania's House of Representatives too! - on Dec. 12, 2011: > > Those are just a few I found in a quick search on YouTube. I'm sure there > are many other examples. > > *Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 51 were > Christians* (49 Protestants and 2 Roman Catholics). Thomas Jefferson and > Benjamin Franklin were anti-clerical Christians; Thomas Paine was a deist. > *NONE > was Muslim.* > > As historian John Fea observes > <http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/America-Has-Always-Been-a-Christian-Nation.html>, > > “If . . . the United States was not ‘founded on the Christian religion,’ > then someone forgot to tell the American people . . . . *The idea that > the United States is a ‘Christian nation,’ has always been central to > American identity.*” (For a more detailed treatment, see Bill Flax, "Was > America Founded as a Christian Nation? > <http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2012/09/25/was-america-founded-as-a-christian-nation/>," > > *Forbes*, Sept. 25, 2012.) > > It's bad enough that the United States of America, founded by Christians > on Christian principles, now has a Muslim do the invocation prayer at the > House of Representatives, considered and designed by our Founders to be the > government body most representative of the People. But did you know that > Islam's Allah may in fact be a pagan moon deity demon called Hubal or > Baal? > > There is an ongoing debate as to whether the Allah of the Qur'an is in > fact a pagan Arab moon god of pre-Islamic times. The idea has been > mentioned in literature for more than a century, but only recently has the > theory been seriously promoted. See: > > - Ishmaelites and the Worship of God > <http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/ishmael-baal.htm> > - Is the Quran An Implicit Endorsement and Continuation of Arab > Paganism? > <http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/allah_swearing_by_idols.htm> > > Now you know one of the reasons why America is so screwed. > > *~Eowyn* > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | January > 22, 2015 at 4:53 am | Tags: Allah and Baal > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=allah-and-baal>, allah is a pagan > moon god <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=allah-is-a-pagan-moon-god>, > Baal <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=baal>, Founding Fathers were > Christians > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=founding-fathers-were-christians>, Imam > Hamad Ahmad Chebli > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=imam-hamad-ahmad-chebli>, John > Boehner <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=john-boehner>, John Fea > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=john-fea> | Categories: > Christians/Christianity <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=111409284>, > Congress <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=4308>, Culture War > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, God > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=7816>, Islam > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=420>, Obama's America > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619>, occult > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=6841>, Religion > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=4983159>, Republican Party > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=56189>, Satanism > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=302404019>, United States > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=5850>, war on Christianity > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=209856> | URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-tkV > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/22/imam-opens-house-session-with-prayer-to-allah-again/#respond> > > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/22/imam-opens-house-session-with-prayer-to-allah-again/#comments> > > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=Lcq7ou%7Cd8f%25ekvFFA.fSgEBac53q%25RvT-ETIqnoE5%7C%5DsVp%2BKM%2Ft> > > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/22/imam-opens-house-session-with-prayer-to-allah-again/ > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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