Bill Text: IL HR1073 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Congregation Beth Shalom on its 50th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1073 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1073-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Today, 1,170 households make up the current Beth | ||||||
| 19 | Shalom membership; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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