Howard Mortman

When Rabbis Bless Congress (eBook, ePUB)

The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Academically detailed yet esoterically fun." -Kirkus

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 exhaustive research written in approachable prose, it uniquely tells the story of over 400 rabbis giving over 600 prayers since the Civil War days-who they are and what they say. Few written works examine the tradition of prayers in government. This new angle will appeal to students and lovers of American history, Congress, American Jewish history, and religion. It's a welcome, important addition to our understanding of Congress and Jewish contribution to America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781644693469
• Artikelnr.: 59784937

Autorenporträt

Howard Mortman is communications director for C-SPAN, the public service providing television coverage of the U.S. Congress. A veteran of Washington, DC media organizations, he has observed Congress from positions at MSNBC, National Journal's Hotline, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and New Media Strategies. He graduated from the University of Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART ONE: WHO THEY ARE SECTION I: Setting the Scene: A Congress at Pray 1: The First Rabbi In Congress 2: Why Does Congress Have Chaplains? 3: Why does Congress Have Guest Chaplains? SECTION II: Who Are These Rabbis? 4: Immigrants and
the New Canaan
5: And Now, Latin America 6: Rabbis from Big States, Rabbis from Little States 7: Rabbis from Big Cities, Rabbis from Little Cities 8: Women Break the Glass Pulpit 9: Jewish Military Chaplains Are Congress Chaplains, Too 10: World War II Chaplains 11: Rabbis with Political Connections and Political Networks 12: Lubavitchers 13: Sephardic Influence 14: Clergymen as Congressmen? SECTION III: Media Portrayal 15: Media Report the Earliest Rabbis 16: Local Media Report Rabbis 17: Rabbi Prayer Fact-Checking PART TWO: WHAT THEY SAY SECTION IV: Religious Awareness 18: Putting the Almighty in His Place 19: Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah 20: Stop the Rabbi If Yoüve Heard this Before SECTION V: Policy and Politics 21: The Bully Pulpit: Mixing Politics into Prayers 22: How Much Israel? 23: Econ 101 24: Space, A Rabbi
s Final Frontier 25: Green Prayers: The Environment SECTION VI: War, Evil, Terror 26: War! 27: The Holocaust 28:
Godless, Ruthless, and Unprincipled
: Communism 29: War on Terror 30: Weapons and Soldiers SECTION VII: Congress Institutions 31: Prayers Go Inside Congress 32: May Their Memories Be A Blessing/RIP: Rest In Prayer 33: The Congressional Prayer Room SECTION VIII: America the Exceptional 34: An Irish Rabbi Walks Into the Senate Chamber 35: Praying for Iconic American Institutions SECTION IX: Diversity: Including the Christians 36: Rabbis Borrow from Christians 37: Christians Borrow from Jews 38: Members of Congress Go Jewish 39:
Some of our Boys Died Last Night
: Notable Christian Prayers 40: Social Media Spreads the Word Conclusion