Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Richard Marcovitz on 17 May 1988

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the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Richard Marcovitz and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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100th Congress, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot

Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Richard Marcovitz, Congregation Bnai Israel, Pittsburgh
Date of Prayer: 17 May 1988
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	In but a few days, the world Jewish community will observe the festival of Pentecost— the anniversary of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. That sublime law as exemplified by the Ten Commandments has endured through the ages, lifting the hearts and minds of humanity.
	We pray, O Lord, that Your presence will inspire these creators of law in their tasks; that they may aspire to the extraordinary, making the law of the land to guide and to protect, to free and to instruct.
	May Your Kingship of peace be established with great speed so that all who are fettered or oppressed will know blessing.
	May the work of the minds, hearts, and hands of those who make up this singular body be established^[1] Cf. Psalms 90:17. working in partnership with You, O Lord, to bring about a world filled with blessing.
	And we respond, “Amen.”

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100th Congress, 2nd Session. C-SPAN.
Congressional Record, Vol. 134, Part 8 — Bound Edition, p. 11192.

Congressional Record v. 134, part 8 – 17 May 1988. p. 11192

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1	Cf. Psalms 90:17.

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Richard Marcovitz

Richard Marcovitz is the former rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel, Pittsburg, PA (1976-1996) and of Emanuel Synagogue, Oklahoma City, OK (1996-2002). In 2002, he plead guilty to inappropriately touching two students, a teacher and an after-care worker at an Oklahoma City Jewish school after a judge ruled evidence about the same kind of behavior over the last 40 years could be heard at his jury trial.

Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17

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