By Greenberg H.R. No. 1023 74R13822 SAJ-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Rabbi Steven Folberg on the occasion of his 10th year in the 1-3 rabbinate; he will be honored for his many contributions to the 1-4 Jewish faith at a celebration during the weekend of June 9-11, 1-5 1995; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Rabbi Folberg received his undergraduate degree in 1-7 psychology from La Salle College in Philadelphia, and he pursued 1-8 his interest in the rabbinate after attending the prestigious 1-9 Hillel summer institute, where he met some of the country's leading 1-10 rabbis; and 1-11 WHEREAS, After studying at Hebrew Union College, he was 1-12 ordained into the rabbinate and began serving with Rabbi Jerome 1-13 Davidson on Long Island, where he offered comfort and spiritual 1-14 guidance to that congregation for six years; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Rabbi Folberg and his bride, Saundra Goldman, moved 1-16 from New York to Austin four years ago to find a new community in 1-17 which to start their lives together and in which the rabbi could 1-18 lead his first solo congregation; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Since then, Rabbi Folberg has had a profound effect 1-20 on the religious community in Austin as the spiritual leader of 1-21 Congregation Beth Israel; a warm and caring man, he has greatly 1-22 enjoyed the interpersonal contact of his work and has offered 1-23 empathy and guidance to the members of that temple during 1-24 significant phases of their lives; and 2-1 WHEREAS, An eminent scholar as well, he has sought to share 2-2 his faith with others as a teacher, and he will reach countless 2-3 youngsters through his most recent work, Pass the Torah, Please, a 2-4 middle school text about Jewish heroes and values; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Throughout his life in the rabbinate, Rabbi 2-6 Folberg's boundless compassion and religious guidance have provided 2-7 comfort and spiritual support to countless individuals, and he is 2-8 indeed worthy of our highest praise and recognition as he 2-9 celebrates 10 years of service to the Jewish faith; now, therefore, 2-10 be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby honor Rabbi Steven Folberg for his contributions 2-13 to the religious community and extend to him warmest best wishes on 2-14 the occasion of his 10th year in the rabbinate; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Rabbi Folberg as an expression of high esteem by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives.