Full Text of HR1073 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Congregation Beth Shalom | 4 | | on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In July of 1967, 17 families formed Congregation | 6 | | Beth Shalom and held their first Shabbat services at the | 7 | | Northbrook Savings & Loan; a few years later, the congregation | 8 | | purchased a piece of land on Walters Avenue, the current home | 9 | | of Beth Shalom; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Beth Shalom continued to grow both in members and | 11 | | physical size; in June of 1980, Beth Shalom completed a second | 12 | | expansion; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Changes to the physical building, staff, and | 14 | | programming are continuously reevaluated to meet the broad | 15 | | range of interests, ages, and needs of the membership, and Beth | 16 | | Shalom is always striving to be innovative, inclusive, and | 17 | | inviting to all; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Today, 1,170 households make up the current Beth | 19 | | Shalom membership; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The original members of Beth Shalom made the |
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| 1 | | commitment to ensure that there would be a home for | 2 | | Conservative Judaism in Northbrook; they acted with vision, not | 3 | | only for themselves but for the generations to come; therefore, | 4 | | be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate Congregation Beth Shalom on its 50th anniversary, | 8 | | and we wish them many more wonderful years; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Congregation Beth Shalom as a symbol of our | 11 | | respect and esteem.
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