Bill Text: TX HR266 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Congregation Emanu El in Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR266 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR266-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 266 |
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WHEREAS, Congregation Emanu El in Houston is celebrating the | ||
75th anniversary of its founding in 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1944, Congregation Emanu El was, | ||
according to its founding rabbi, Robert I. Kahn, "born of a cry for | ||
freedom of pulpit and pew, a concern for K'lal Israel, the faith of | ||
Israel, the land of Israel and the mission of Israel to bring light | ||
into a dark world"; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1949, Congregation Emanu El moved into what has | ||
been recognized as one of the most innovative and creative | ||
buildings in the country; designed by congregant Lenard Gabert and | ||
architectural firm MacKie & Kamrath in the style of Frank Lloyd | ||
Wright, the building was formally dedicated on September 9, 1949; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Originally a congregation of 190 families in 1944, | ||
Congregation Emanu El has grown into one of the largest synagogues | ||
in the Union for Reform Judaism under the guidance of Rabbi Kahn and | ||
Rabbi Roy A. Walter, who took over in 1978; the congregation is | ||
currently led by Rabbi Oren J. Hayon; and | ||
WHEREAS, Congregation Emanu El, which means "God be with us" | ||
in Hebrew, has continued to make a visible and consequential impact | ||
on Houston's moral, spiritual, cultural, and intellectual life; the | ||
synagogue has been a leader in many areas of social action and | ||
welfare, from serving the blind and feeding the hungry to | ||
supporting the civil rights movement and working across faiths to | ||
bring about change; and | ||
WHEREAS, Congregation Emanu El has long served as a source of | ||
inspiration and guidance to those who worship there, and its | ||
continued existence is a tribute to the unwavering commitment of | ||
its members, both past and present; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of | ||
Congregation Emanu El and extend to its congregants sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Congregation Emanu El as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Davis of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 266 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||