| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2802 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Gidon Moskovitz of Meyerland Minyan in Houston |
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| 6 | 6 | | and his wife, Rebbitzen Malka Moskovitz, work together to |
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| 7 | 7 | | faithfully serve the spiritual needs of their community; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A Massachusetts native, Rabbi Moskovitz has a strong |
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| 9 | 9 | | secular and religious educational background; in addition to |
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| 10 | 10 | | pursuing traditional yeshiva studies, he attended Baruch College of |
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| 11 | 11 | | the City University of New York, graduating as salutatorian in 1999 |
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| 12 | 12 | | with a bachelor's degree in finance; after working as a supervisor |
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| 13 | 13 | | of asset administration for a New York investment firm, he moved |
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| 14 | 14 | | with his family to Jerusalem, where he studied Torah for four years |
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| 15 | 15 | | and wrote a number of works on Jewish law and values; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Rebbitzen Moskovitz graduated from Thomas Edison |
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| 17 | 17 | | State College in New Jersey and continued her Jewish education at |
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| 18 | 18 | | Bnos Rochel Teachers' Seminary of Jerusalem and the Moreshet |
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| 19 | 19 | | Institute, a Jewish outreach program of study for women; she worked |
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| 20 | 20 | | for several outreach organizations in Israel and was the founder |
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| 21 | 21 | | and director of the Ner Le'elef resource center, a library serving |
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| 22 | 22 | | outreach workers around the world; moreover, she assisted in adult |
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| 23 | 23 | | education classes, primarily focusing on the subject of marriage; |
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| 24 | 24 | | and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This dedicated couple joined Meyerland Minyan in |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2005, just four years after it was founded, to serve the many |
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| 27 | 27 | | Orthodox Jews in the Meyerland area who wished to walk to services |
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| 28 | 28 | | on Shabbat; together, the Moskovitzes have fostered a warm and |
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| 29 | 29 | | welcoming atmosphere for Jews of all levels of religious observance |
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| 30 | 30 | | and knowledge, and the synagogue's membership, which numbered 25 |
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| 31 | 31 | | families when they arrived, has quadrupled; the frequency of |
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| 32 | 32 | | services has increased to meet demand, and a broad range of |
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| 33 | 33 | | educational programming is offered; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi and Rebbitzen Moskovitz have demonstrated a |
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| 35 | 35 | | wholehearted commitment to their congregation and to the wider |
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| 36 | 36 | | Jewish community, and their faith and many good works have been a |
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| 37 | 37 | | source of profound inspiration to all who know them; now, |
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| 38 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby honor Rabbi Gidon Moskovitz and Rebbitzen Malka |
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| 41 | 41 | | Moskovitz for their service to the community and extend to them |
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| 42 | 42 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for the rabbi and rebbitzen as an expression of high regard |
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| 45 | 45 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Edwards |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2802 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 50 | 50 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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