Full Text of HR1246 96th General Assembly
HR1246 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rabbi Daniel | 4 |
| Cotzin Burg as he leaves Chicago for Baltimore to become a | 5 |
| Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Am; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Burg is a Rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue in | 7 |
| Chicago; Rabbi Burg was ordained by the Ziegler School of | 8 |
| Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, | 9 |
| California in May 2005; he holds Master of Arts degrees in | 10 |
| Rabbinic Studies and Jewish Education from the U.J. and a | 11 |
| Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew Studies and Anthropology from | 12 |
| the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Rabbi Burg serves on the | 13 |
| boards of the Lakeview Actions Coalition (LAC) and the advisory | 14 |
| board to the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders; and
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| WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is blessed to share his life | 16 |
| with the talented Rabbi Miriam Burg, their daughter, Eliyah, | 17 |
| and their son, Shamir; Rabbi Burg is a lifelong Chicago Cubs | 18 |
| fan, testament to his loyalty, tenacity, and humility; and
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| WHEREAS, During Rabbi Daniel Burg's service at Anshe Emet | 20 |
| Synagogue, his congregants have learned and laughed and danced | 21 |
| and sung; Rabbi Burg has led them into founding their very own | 22 |
| and very sacred community, Chevra Kadisha; he established a |
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| lasting institution which may stand highest on the list of his | 2 |
| myriad accomplishments; and
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| WHEREAS, He is an inspired teacher, and with him beside his | 4 |
| congregation, they learned by doing; they are grateful | 5 |
| beneficiaries left to carry on the sacred tradition introduced | 6 |
| during his tenure; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is leaving Chicago for Baltimore | 8 |
| to succeed Rabbi Jon Konheim as a spiritual leader of Beth Am, | 9 |
| a congregation of approximately 400 families and individuals; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, Out of deep gratitude and in recognition of the | 12 |
| extra effort he put forth in introducing and establishing a | 13 |
| centuries old element of community that has been disappearing | 14 |
| from modern Jewish tradition, this resolution is given to him | 15 |
| in the hope that he will remember his time in Chicago
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate Rabbi Burg as he moves to his new position in | 20 |
| Baltimore and thank him for all his work at Anshe Emet | 21 |
| Synagogue; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Rabbi Daniel Burg as a symbol of our respect and | 3 |
| esteem.
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