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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rabbi Dov Mandel has faithfully served the spiritual |
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needs of his community for more than a decade as the leader of |
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Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Worth and Tarrant County; and |
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WHEREAS, In September 2002, Rabbi Mandel and his wife, Chana |
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Tovah, moved to Fort Worth to found a Chabad community center; |
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around the world, some 3,600 Chabad centers offer Torah classes, |
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synagogue services, and assistance with Jewish education and |
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practice; classes offered by Rabbi Mandel at Chabad Lubavitch of |
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Fort Worth and Tarrant County are open to those of other faiths as |
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well, helping to bring greater understanding of Judaism; in |
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addition, he frequently speaks to local groups, including |
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schoolchildren, about practices and traditions; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished clergyman was born in Brooklyn, |
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New York, where he was inspired by the teachings of the late Rabbi |
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Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a modern leader of the centuries-old |
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Chabad-Lubavitch movement; Rabbi Mandel was also raised in |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Caracas, Venezuela, and he went on to |
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study in the Chabad Yeshivas in Morristown, New Jersey, Brunoy, |
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France, and Jerusalem and Safed, Israel, as well as at Lubavitch |
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World Headquarters in Brooklyn; ordained by Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda |
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Yeroslavski, secretary of the Chabad Beit Din in Israel, Rabbi |
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Mandel is a certified schochet, and he has also studied the |
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tradition of Safrut, or Torah calligraphy, and Brit Mila; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, Rabbi Mandel has |
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demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to the Jewish community and |
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to interfaith dialogue, and his wisdom, scholarship, and compassion |
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have enriched the lives of innumerable people; now, therefore, be |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Rabbi Dov Mandel for |
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his exemplary service to Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Worth and Tarrant |
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County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Rabbi Mandel as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |