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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Rabbi Carl Wolkin on the 
4occasion of his retirement as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth 
5Shalom in Northbrook; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin earned his Bachelor of Arts in 
7Classics from Columbia University in 1968; he subsequently 
8received his rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological 
9Seminary in 1973; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, After teaching at the Hebrew High School of Temple 
11Israel of Great Neck, Rabbi Carl Wolkin served as the Associate 
12Rabbi of the congregation from 1972 to 1980; in 1980, he was 
13selected to serve as the Rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in 
14Northbrook; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin was a strong and dependable 
16leader at Congregation Beth Shalom, always striving to better 
17serve the needs and desires of a diverse and growing 
18membership, while also adhering to his strong, traditional 
19Jewish values; and
 
20    WHEREAS, During his tenure, Rabbi Carl Wolkin has served as 
21the President of the Northbrook Clergy Association and the 
 
 
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1Chicago Region of the Rabbinical Assembly; he has also served 
2as president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis and a member of the 
3Jewish United Fund Board; he continues to serve as the 
4President of the Community Mikvah of the Conservative Movement 
5and is a member of the Rabbinic Advisory Council of the 
6Chicagoland Jewish High School; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, In 2004, Rabbi Carl Wolkin was in the first group 
8of graduates of the Center for Rabbinic Enrichment of the 
9Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem; this group of North 
10American Rabbis completed a 3-year program of study at the 
11Institute in Jerusalem and in the United States; he has also 
12studied Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin and his wife, Judy, have 2 
14children, Joshua and David, and a daughter-in-law, Keeli; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin serves as a model of hard work, 
16integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
17Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
19NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
20congratulate Rabbi Carl Wolkin on the occasion of his 
21retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
22future; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Rabbi Carl Wolkin as a symbol of our esteem and 
3respect.