Full Text of HR0664 95th General Assembly
HR0664 95TH 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 the members of the | 4 |
| Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation on the occasion of the | 5 |
| Congregation's 50th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation is an | 7 |
| egalitarian conservative congregation and a member of the | 8 |
| Midwest Region United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, | 9 |
| serving the needs of the local and surrounding Jewish | 10 |
| communities; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1957, a group from the Logan Square area in | 12 |
| Chicago decided to form a new synagogue in the northwest | 13 |
| suburbs, led by Rabbi Lawrence Charney; they moved to a | 14 |
| storefront location on Lincoln Avenue in Morton Grove and | 15 |
| eventually moved to their present location at 7800 West Lyons | 16 |
| in Chicago; over the last 49 years, NSJC has developed into one | 17 |
| of the premier conservative synagogues in the Chicagoland area | 18 |
| and a leading supporter of the State of Israel and various | 19 |
| Jewish organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the last 50 years, the Northwest Suburban | 21 |
| Jewish Congregation has offered a complete facility, which | 22 |
| includes the Robbins Sanctuary, Friedman Social Hall, Friedman |
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| Chapel, Kaplan Youth Sanctuary, Factor Youth Lounge, and the | 2 |
| Bernstein Memorial Alcove; their affiliate organizations, | 3 |
| which include Sisterhood, Men's Club, Energizers, Parent(s) | 4 |
| Couples Club, United Synagogue Youth, Kadima, and their Hebrew | 5 |
| School have provided a wide variety of social, educational, | 6 |
| religious, and cultural events and programs throughout the last | 7 |
| 5 decades; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation has | 9 |
| planned a long list of programs and activities in honor of this | 10 |
| landmark year; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate the members of the Northwest Suburban Jewish | 14 |
| Congregation on the occasion of the congregation's 50th | 15 |
| anniversary and wish the congregation many more productive | 16 |
| years to come; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to a representative of the Northwest Suburban Jewish | 19 |
| Congregation as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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