When Rabbis Bless Congress : : The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill /

When Rabbis Bless Congress : : The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill / / Howard Mortman.

Congress opens each session with a prayer offered by a chaplain or guest chaplain. Among the guest chaplains: Rabbis.This book is about the rabbis. It's an unprecedented examination of 160 years of Jewish prayers delivered in the literal and figurative center of American democracy. With exhaust...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ASP eBook Package 2020
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Mortman, Howard,
Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: Who They Are
  • SECTION I: Setting the Scene: A Congress at Pray
  • SECTION II: Who Are These Rabbis?
  • SECTION III: Media Portrayal
  • PART TWO: What They Say
  • SECTION IV: Religious Awareness
  • SECTION V: Policy and Politics
  • SECTION VI: War, Evil, Terror
  • SECTION VII: Congress Institutions
  • SECTION VIII: America the Exceptional
  • SECTION IX: Diversity: Including the Christians
  • Conclusion
  • Index Of Names

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