Full Text of HR0980 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the significant | 3 | | impact of its spiritual leaders and pays particular honor to | 4 | | its native born sons; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois values the contribution of | 6 | | such individuals and extols the virtue of them as a means of | 7 | | communicating its honor of such citizens as role models for | 8 | | all; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, of blessed memory, was | 10 | | born and raised in Illinois and returned home to direct the | 11 | | operation of and oversee the expansion of the activities of | 12 | | Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, the regional headquarters of the | 13 | | worldwide Lubavitch movement; he subsequently expanded the | 14 | | movement from a single office in Chicago into 40 centers of | 15 | | goodness and kindness spanning the State from Carbondale to | 16 | | Gurnee; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The importance of leadership and devotion to home | 18 | | and community are primary values we cherish and uphold; these | 19 | | values were embodied in Rabbi Moscowitz; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Moscowitz was beloved by an entire community | 21 | | across the State and across all denominational factions; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz is survived by his wife, | 2 | | Esther Rochel; his children, Mrs. Shterna Sara Newman, Rabbi | 3 | | Meir Shimon Moscowitz, Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz, Rabbi | 4 | | Yehoshua Zelik Moscowitz, Mrs. Rivkah Sternberg, Mrs. Chana | 5 | | Teldon, Mrs. Chava Kagan, Rabbi Leibel Moscowitz, and Mrs. | 6 | | Chaya Mushka Hecht; his parents; and his brothers, Rabbi Moshe | 7 | | Moscowitz, Eli Moscowitz, and Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 12 | | Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That we designate April 9, 2014 as "Kindness and | 14 | | Goodness Day" in the State of Illinois in honor of Rabbi | 15 | | Moscowitz and his work; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the Lubavitch-Chabad movement as a symbol of our | 18 | | respect and esteem.
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