Bill Text: IL SR0656 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rabbi Dr. Peter Knobel.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0656 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0656-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Rabbi Dr. Peter Knobel, who passed away
on August 20, 2019; and
WHEREAS, For much of his career, Rabbi Knobel was the
Senior Rabbi of Beth Emet The Free Synagogue in Evanston, where
he encouraged interaction between clergy and congregants with
the goal of infusing Jewish meaning into the lives of
individuals and the community; more recently, he had served as
the Interim Senior Rabbi of Chicago's Temple Sholom, Temple
Judea in Coral Gables, and Temple Israel of Hollywood; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his congregational
responsibilities, Rabbi Knobel served in a variety of important
leadership roles nationally and in the Chicago-area community;
he was president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
(CCAR), Chair of the Liturgy and Reform Practice Committee, and
a member of committees on human sexuality, homosexuality and
the rabbinate, and patrilineal descent; he served on the boards
of both the Union for Reform Judaism and the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion; he was a member of the
National Interreligious Leadership Initiative on Peace in the
Middle East; he was the editor of Gates of the Seasons: A Guide
for the Jewish New Year; locally, he served as president of The

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Chicago Board of Rabbis and the Chicago Association of Reform
Rabbis; he was active in the Evanston Downtown Clergy
Association; and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Knobel will be remembered as an outstanding
scholar and teacher; he offered a wide range of courses at The
Spertus Institute over the past two decades and was a guiding
light for students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs in
Jewish Studies; he had a strong commitment to his students,
interfaith dialogue, and professional training; and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Knobel is survived by his wife, Elaine; his
children; and his grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Rabbi Dr. Peter Knobel and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, colleagues, congregants, and all who knew
and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Rabbi Knobel as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.