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

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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 exhaus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mortman, Howard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2020]
Temas:
Jews > United States > Politics and government.
Legislative bodies > Chaplains' prayers.
Rabbis > United States.
Parlements > Prières.
Rabbins > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
Jews > Politics and government.
Legislative bodies.
Rabbis.
United States.
Prayers and devotions.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • SECTION I: Setting the Scene: A Congress at Pray
  • SECTION II: Who Are These Rabbis?
  • SECTION III: Media Portrayal
  • 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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