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O Lord, our God and God of our fathers, we have assembled here for the glory of Thy Name. We are about to lay the Corner Stone of the Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, a house which will be dedicated to Thy service, and we invoke Thy blessing, O God, upon the work of our hands. | |
We pray that this House, when it is completed, should be a place, where all elements of our community, young and old, rich or poor, should come together for Thy service; a place where Heaven and earth shall meet, where the spiritual shall unite with the material, and thus enrich our lives, and enable us to be better men and women, better Jews and better citizens. | |
We thank Thee, O God, for all Thou hast granted us, for the good men and women who have given of their means, and thus made possible the beginning of this work. Bless the hands of those who will lay the corner stones of Thy House. Bring joy and happiness to all those who helped us so far. | |
Bless the officers of our Congregation, the officers of our auxiliary organizations, the chairmen of the various committees and their coworkers. They have all given of their means, of their time and energy, and continually worked for the glory of Thy name. Give them health and strength. Strengthen their hearts and their hands, and enable them to continue this work even with greater zeal and courage. Amen. |
“A Prayer at the Ceremony of the Corner Stone Laying of a Synagogue” was written and delivered by Rabbi Jacob Bosniak on 19 April 1925, at the laying of the cornerstone of the Ocean Parkway Jewish Center. The prayer was first published in Rabbi Bosniak’s לקוטי תפלות Liḳutei Tefilot: Pulpit and Public Prayers (1927), pp. 103-104.
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