“I have come to stand and supplicate before You, on behalf of Your nation Israel that has sent me”

Serving as a true emissary for the congregation as they send their prayers to Hashem, the shtender at which the shliach tzibbur stands does honor to him and to the community he represents.

באתי לעמד ולהתחנן לפניך על עמך ישראל אשר שלחוני