Rabbi Tzvi Porath, Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase, MD, Senate guest chaplain, March 25, 1994

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Let us pray: We meet this morning prepared to conclude the agenda of the final days of this session so that we may return to our communities for the scheduled recess. We trust that our constituents realize that the deliberations in which we have participated, the judgments we have made, and the conclusions we have reached will reflect the directions they would want us to go. We look forward to the coming days to be able to meet with our citizens to get their ideas, their thoughts, their input. We pray that we return from our recess invigorated, stimulated, and uplifted by the personal contact with the people from our State. We extend our best wishes to all those who are preparing to celebrate the religious festivals, Passover and Easter, that occur during this period. May we all be inspired to translate the message of our holy days to bring the inhabitants of our country, whatever their origin, race, or creed, into a bond of true brotherhood, banishing hatred and bigotry, safeguarding the ideals and free institutions which are our country's glory. Amen.