| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2867 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Shimon Lazaroff of Houston has faithfully |
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| 6 | 6 | | served the spiritual needs of his community and enriched the lives |
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| 7 | 7 | | of countless residents since establishing Chabad Lubavitch of Texas |
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| 8 | 8 | | in 1972; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Headquartered in New York, Chabad Lubavitch is the |
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| 10 | 10 | | largest Jewish organization in the world, with more than 3,000 |
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| 11 | 11 | | branches that promote spiritual awareness, knowledge, and practice |
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| 12 | 12 | | through outreach, education, and social services; Rabbi Lazaroff |
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| 13 | 13 | | has facilitated the growth of Chabad branches and activities |
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| 14 | 14 | | throughout Texas, and he established Chabad Houses in College |
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| 15 | 15 | | Station, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Plano, San Antonio, Sugar |
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| 16 | 16 | | Land, South Padre Island, and Austin, as well as Houston; among |
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| 17 | 17 | | other services, these centers provide day schools and camps, |
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| 18 | 18 | | educational resources, and prison chaplaincy; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Lazaroff serves as the state's regional |
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| 20 | 20 | | director for Texas Friends of Chabad Lubavitch and as the executive |
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| 21 | 21 | | director of the Chabad Lubavitch Center in Houston, which includes |
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| 22 | 22 | | a synagogue, the Torah Day School of Houston, Chabad Hebrew School, |
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| 23 | 23 | | camp, and other educational and cultural programs; in addition, he |
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| 24 | 24 | | is a member of the board and executive committee of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | international Chabad organization in Brooklyn; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Born in the former Soviet Union, Rabbi Lazaroff was |
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| 27 | 27 | | educated in Paris, France, before earning a scholarship to study at |
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| 28 | 28 | | the Chabad Talmudical Academy in Israel; in 1958, he moved to New |
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| 29 | 29 | | York City and attended the Central Lubavitcher Yeshiva Tomchei |
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| 30 | 30 | | Temimim; he received ordination from the Central Lubavitcher |
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| 31 | 31 | | Yeshiva and following two years of postgraduate work, this |
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| 32 | 32 | | exceptional scholar was ordained a rabbinical judge; he served in |
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| 33 | 33 | | important leadership roles in the Lubavitch Youth Organization |
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| 34 | 34 | | before arriving in Texas in 1972; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Lazaroff, a devoted family man, is supported |
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| 36 | 36 | | in all his endeavors by his wife, Rebbetzin Chiena Lazaroff, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | their 11 children; this esteemed spiritual leader's faith, |
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| 38 | 38 | | scholarship, and many good works have been a source of profound |
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| 39 | 39 | | inspiration to innumerable Texans for more than three decades, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | his accomplishments have made a lasting and positive difference in |
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| 41 | 41 | | communities across the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | Legislature hereby honor Rabbi Shimon Lazaroff and extend to him |
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| 44 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in his noteworthy |
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| 45 | 45 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for Rabbi Lazaroff as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Edwards |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2867 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 53 | 53 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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