Reply To: prayers for governments

In the United States, we hire the leaders. We select them. They are our servants. To pray for the welfare of the president and the congress would be analagous to praying for the welfare of your cleaning lady or your driver or your lawn service. It would be similar to Donald Trump praying for the welfare of his employees. This is probably why many American shuls feel uncomfortable with a “prayer for the government”. It is downright “unAmerican.”