The Rich History of Jewish Prayer on the Floor of Congress
The Daily Signal Podcast
The Daily Signal
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🗓️ 15 December 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Between policy debates and competing political agendas, Congress is not exactly known for being a place of peace, except when members pause for a moment of prayer before each session.
Today, Howard Mortman, director for communications at C-SPAN and the author of the book “When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill,” joins the show to discuss the rich tradition and history of prayer—specifically, the prayer of rabbis—on the floor of Congress.
We also cover these stories:
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects a case filed by the Trump campaign, which contested 20,000 ballots cast in the state.
- An intensive care unit nurse in New York became one of the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
- New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says the city should be prepared for another COVID-19 lockdown.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, December 15th. I'm Rachel till Judas. |
| 0:09.5 | And I'm Virginia Allen. Between policy debates and competing agendas, Congress is not known for being a place of peace, except when it pauses for a moment of prayer before each session. As so many across the nation and the world |
| 0:25.6 | celebrate Hanukkah this week, Howard Mortman, director for communications at |
| 0:30.3 | C-SPAN, and author of the book, |
| 0:32.6 | when rabbis bless Congress the Great American Story |
| 0:35.9 | of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill. |
| 0:38.0 | He joins the show to discuss |
| 0:40.0 | the rich tradition and history of prayer in Congress. |
| 0:44.0 | Don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star |
| 0:48.8 | rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe. |
| 0:52.4 | Now, on to our top news. |
| 0:54.0 | On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a case filed by the Trump campaign |
| 1:08.0 | against Wisconsin. |
| 1:09.9 | The campaign called into question the validity of 20,000 Wisconsin ballots, |
| 1:15.0 | arguing they should be thrown out. |
| 1:17.0 | The ballots in question were absentee ballots collected by poll workers at a park in Madison and balance where election officials |
| 1:25.1 | filled in information that was missing. |
| 1:27.9 | The court ruled four to three that the claims of the campaign were unmerited or should have been brought to the court before the election. |
| 1:36.2 | In the majority opinion, Justice Brian Hagdorn wrote, |
| 1:39.8 | the campaign is not entitled to relief and therefore does not succeed in its effort to strike |
| 1:45.8 | votes and alter the certified winner of the 2020 presidential election. |
| 1:50.8 | And he further added, our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown regarding various aspects of election administration. |
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