Bill Text: IL HR0980 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz and designates April 9, 2014 as "Kindness and Goodness Day" in the State of Illinois in honor of his work.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-30 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang [HR0980 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0980-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the significant | ||||||
| 3 | impact of its spiritual leaders and pays particular honor to | ||||||
| 4 | its native born sons; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois values the contribution of | ||||||
| 6 | such individuals and extols the virtue of them as a means of | ||||||
| 7 | communicating its honor of such citizens as role models for | ||||||
| 8 | all; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, of blessed memory, was | ||||||
| 10 | born and raised in Illinois and returned home to direct the | ||||||
| 11 | operation of and oversee the expansion of the activities of | ||||||
| 12 | Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, the regional headquarters of the | ||||||
| 13 | worldwide Lubavitch movement; he subsequently expanded the | ||||||
| 14 | movement from a single office in Chicago into 40 centers of | ||||||
| 15 | goodness and kindness spanning the State from Carbondale to | ||||||
| 16 | Gurnee; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The importance of leadership and devotion to home | ||||||
| 18 | and community are primary values we cherish and uphold; these | ||||||
| 19 | values were embodied in Rabbi Moscowitz; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Rabbi Moscowitz was beloved by an entire community | ||||||
| 21 | across the State and across all denominational factions; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz is survived by his wife, | ||||||
| 2 | Esther Rochel; his children, Mrs. Shterna Sara Newman, Rabbi | ||||||
| 3 | Meir Shimon Moscowitz, Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz, Rabbi | ||||||
| 4 | Yehoshua Zelik Moscowitz, Mrs. Rivkah Sternberg, Mrs. Chana | ||||||
| 5 | Teldon, Mrs. Chava Kagan, Rabbi Leibel Moscowitz, and Mrs. | ||||||
| 6 | Chaya Mushka Hecht; his parents; and his brothers, Rabbi Moshe | ||||||
| 7 | Moscowitz, Eli Moscowitz, and Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That we designate April 9, 2014 as "Kindness and | ||||||
| 14 | Goodness Day" in the State of Illinois in honor of Rabbi | ||||||
| 15 | Moscowitz and his work; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the Lubavitch-Chabad movement as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 18 | respect and esteem.
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