HR1246 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg as he leaves Chicago for Baltimore to become a Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Am; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Burg is a Rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago; Rabbi Burg was ordained by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, California in May 2005; he holds Master of Arts degrees in Rabbinic Studies and Jewish Education from the U.J. and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew Studies and Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Rabbi Burg serves on the boards of the Lakeview Actions Coalition (LAC) and the advisory board to the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders; and

WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is blessed to share his life with the talented Rabbi Miriam Burg, their daughter, Eliyah, and their son, Shamir; Rabbi Burg is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, testament to his loyalty, tenacity, and humility; and

WHEREAS, During Rabbi Daniel Burg's service at Anshe Emet Synagogue, his congregants have learned and laughed and danced and sung; Rabbi Burg has led them into founding their very own and very sacred community, Chevra Kadisha; he established a lasting institution which may stand highest on the list of his myriad accomplishments; and

WHEREAS, He is an inspired teacher, and with him beside his congregation, they learned by doing; they are grateful beneficiaries left to carry on the sacred tradition introduced during his tenure; and

WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is leaving Chicago for Baltimore to succeed Rabbi Jon Konheim as a spiritual leader of Beth Am, a congregation of approximately 400 families and individuals; and

WHEREAS, Out of deep gratitude and in recognition of the extra effort he put forth in introducing and establishing a centuries old element of community that has been disappearing from modern Jewish tradition, this resolution is given to him in the hope that he will remember his time in Chicago fondly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Rabbi Burg as he moves to his new position in Baltimore and thank him for all his work at Anshe Emet Synagogue; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Rabbi Daniel Burg as a symbol of our respect and esteem.