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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rabbi Daniel 
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Cotzin Burg as he leaves Chicago for Baltimore to become a 
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Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Am; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Burg is a Rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue in 
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Chicago; Rabbi Burg was ordained by the Ziegler School of 
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Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism  in Los Angeles, 
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California in May 2005; he holds Master of Arts degrees in 
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Rabbinic Studies and Jewish Education from the U.J. and a 
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Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew Studies and Anthropology from 
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the University of Wisconsin-Madison;

Rabbi Burg serves on the 
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boards of the Lakeview Actions Coalition (LAC) and the advisory 
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board to the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is blessed to share his life 
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with the talented Rabbi Miriam Burg, their daughter, Eliyah, 
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and their son, Shamir; Rabbi Burg is a lifelong Chicago Cubs 
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fan, testament to his loyalty, tenacity, and humility; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During Rabbi Daniel Burg's service at  Anshe Emet 
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Synagogue, his congregants have learned and laughed and danced 
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and sung;  Rabbi Burg has led them into founding their very own 
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and very sacred community, Chevra Kadisha;  he established a 
 


 






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lasting institution which may stand highest on the list of his 
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myriad accomplishments; and
  
 
  
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    WHEREAS, He is an inspired teacher, and with him beside his 
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congregation, they learned by doing; they are grateful 
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beneficiaries left to carry on the sacred tradition introduced 
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during his tenure; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Burg is leaving Chicago for Baltimore 
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to succeed Rabbi Jon Konheim as a spiritual leader of Beth Am, 
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a congregation of approximately 400 families and individuals; 
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    WHEREAS, Out of deep  gratitude and in recognition of the 
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extra effort he put forth in introducing and establishing a 
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centuries old element of community that has been disappearing 
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from modern Jewish tradition, this resolution is given to him 
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in the hope that he will remember his time in Chicago

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


 






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