H.R. No. 121
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rabbi Dov Mandel has faithfully served the spiritual
needs of his community for more than a decade as the leader of
Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Worth and Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, In September 2002, Rabbi Mandel and his wife, Chana
Tovah, moved to Fort Worth to found a Chabad community center;
around the world, some 3,600 Chabad centers offer Torah classes,
synagogue services, and assistance with Jewish education and
practice; classes offered by Rabbi Mandel at Chabad Lubavitch of
Fort Worth and Tarrant County are open to those of other faiths as
well, helping to bring greater understanding of Judaism; in
addition, he frequently speaks to local groups, including
schoolchildren, about practices and traditions; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished clergyman was born in Brooklyn,
New York, where he was inspired by the teachings of the late Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a modern leader of the centuries-old
Chabad-Lubavitch movement; Rabbi Mandel was also raised in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Caracas, Venezuela, and he went on to
study in the Chabad Yeshivas in Morristown, New Jersey, Brunoy,
France, and Jerusalem and Safed, Israel, as well as at Lubavitch
World Headquarters in Brooklyn; ordained by Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda
Yeroslavski, secretary of the Chabad Beit Din in Israel, Rabbi
Mandel is a certified schochet, and he has also studied the
tradition of Safrut, or Torah calligraphy, and Brit Mila; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, Rabbi Mandel has
demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to the Jewish community and
to interfaith dialogue, and his wisdom, scholarship, and compassion
have enriched the lives of innumerable people; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Rabbi Dov Mandel for
his exemplary service to Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Worth and Tarrant
County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Rabbi Mandel as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Collier
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on June
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House