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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Rabbi Michael R. Zedek on
4the occasion of his retirement as Senior Rabbi of Emanuel
5Congregation in Chicago; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Rabbi Zedek has been the spiritual leader at
7Emanuel Congregation since July of 2004; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Before joining Emanuel Congregation, Rabbi Zedek
9was the Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Federation of
10Cincinnati (JFC) for four years; during his tenure, the JFC
11received national awards for innovative fundraising and
12programming; prior to his service at the JFC, he was the Senior
13Rabbi of Temple B'nai Jehudah in Kansas City, Missouri for 26
14years; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rabbi Zedek was ordained in June of 1974; he was
16chosen to be alumnus-in-residence at the Cincinnati and Los
17Angeles campuses of Hebrew Union College, the youngest man to
18receive this honor; he was also the recipient of the Danforth
19Graduate Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching and a
20Fulbright-Hays Grant for Advanced Study in the United Kingdom;
21he is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton,
22New York; he was also honored by the National Conference of

 

 

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1Christians and Jews; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Rabbi Zedek has had numerous teaching and speaking
3engagements around the world on a wide range of topics,
4especially focusing on spirituality and folklore; he has taught
5and lectured in South Africa, Russia, China, the former
6Yugoslavia, Israel, and many other places; he is a regular
7presenter at Rancho La Puerta and serves as the host the radio
8show, "Religion on the Line", which has aired for over 20
9years; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12congratulate Rabbi Michael R. Zedek on his retirement as Senior
13Rabbi of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago, and we wish him the
14best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Rabbi Zedek as an expression of our esteem and
17respect.