Brief cover letter from the Rebbe’s secretary submitting the Rebbe’s position on school prayer to House Judiciary Committee considering constitutional amendment.
Secretariat of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Brooklyn, N.Y., April 21, 1964.
Hon. Emanuel Celler,
Chairman, House Judiciary Committee,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Congressman Celler:
In connection with the House Judiciary Committee hearings on the issue of prayer in the public schools, scheduled to begin on April 22, we are sending you herewith a copy of a letter by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, head of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s stand on this issue is, of course, representative of that followed by the numerous Chabad-Lubavitch congregations and followers in this country.
Very truly yours,
Dr. Nissan Mindel, Secretary.
Published: School Prayers — Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, second session — on proposed amendment to the constitution relating to prayers and bible reading in the public schools (U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1964) p. 411.
The letter was submitted to the hearings by senator Frank J. Becker (R-NY), the amendment’s sponsor and chief proponent.
Emanuel Celler (1888–1981) was a Democratic congressman from New York who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1923 to 1973, and as chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 1955 to 1973.
The following letter, which was published in the proceedings following this letter.
