Hyman Judah Schachtel

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Hyman Judah Schachtel (1907-1990) was rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel of Houston from 1943 to 1975. For the Houston kehilla, Rabbi Schachtel continued as "rabbi-at-large" for the remainder of his life. On January 20, 1965, Rabbi Schachtel delivered the inaugural prayer for President Lyndon B. Johnson in Washington, D.C..^[1]