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Social Media

Facebook: @RabbiPrayersInCongress
Twitter: @CongressRabbi
Instagram: rabbiprayersincongress
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowardMortman

Recorded Events & Interviews

Howard Mortman discusses When Rabbis Bless Congress at a Lunch and Learn event hosted by Temple Micah on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Howard Mortman discusses When Rabbis Bless Congress in a conversation with Brian Lamb, hosted by the National Archives in commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month.

A discussion of When Rabbis Bless Congress with Howard Mortman sponsored by Kehilat Moshe of Southern Brooklyn and The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst.

Howard Mortman discusses When Rabbis Bless Congress with Andy Garlikov at an in-person event hosted by Manny’s in San Francisco on November 9, 2021.

Author Howard Mortman gets the first peak at his book When Rabbis Bless Congress.

Author Howard Mortman introduces When Rabbis Bless Congress in a Zoominar sponsored by Moment Magazine.

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb Interviews Howard Mortman for new book When Rabbis Bless Congress

When Rabbis Bless Congress Zoom presentation Oct. 20, 2020, with Rabbis attending Heshbon Heshvan

Radio interview with Hugh Hewitt

Radio interview on the Jim Bohannon Show

“Lunch Bites” event with U.S. Capitol Historical Society, January 26, 2021

Event with B'nai B'rith International

Fireside chat with Bernie Heinze, Executive Director of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

Reviews & Features

Feature in the Washington Post: Praying for the politicians: A new book recounts the history of rabbis in the Capitol — Feature in the *Washington Post*: Praying for the politicians: A new book recounts the history of rabbis in the Capitol

Review in Kirkus Reviews. October 20th 2020.

Feature in National Journal: New book explores long history of rabbis and Congress

Feature in *Moment:* *When Rabbis Bless Congress*: What’s the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Got to Do With It? with C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman

Feature in The Hill: New book When Rabbis Bless Congress examines congressional prayer — Feature in *The Hill*: New book *When Rabbis Bless Congress* examines congressional prayer

Feature in Jewish Insider: The 160-year history of rabbis addressing Congress: C-SPAN communications director Howard Mortman has penned a book tracing the history of opening prayers conducted by rabbis going back to 1860

Features in the Washington Examiner:

Congress hears more prayers from rabbis than Israel’s Knesset

The long, colorful history of rabbis leading Congress in prayer (interview)

Feature in Hadassah Magazine: Memoirs, Liturgy and Jewish Advice: High Holidays Nonfiction

Joe Biden’s rabbi and Mrs. Maisel’s are two of the 635 who have blessed Congress. Here’s what some had to say. | By Howard Mortman, in The Forward

Review in the Detroit Jewish News

Review in The Times of Israel — Review in *The Times of Israel*

Feature in The Virginia Pilot, October 12, 2021 — Feature in *The Virginia Pilot*, October 12, 2021

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