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