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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Rabbi Carl Wolkin on the
4occasion of his retirement as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth
5Shalom in Northbrook; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin earned his Bachelor of Arts in
7Classics from Columbia University in 1968; he subsequently
8received his rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological
9Seminary in 1973; and
 
10    WHEREAS, After teaching at the Hebrew High School of Temple
11Israel of Great Neck, Rabbi Carl Wolkin served as the Associate
12Rabbi of the congregation from 1972 to 1980; in 1980, he was
13selected to serve as the Rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in
14Northbrook; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin was a strong and dependable
16leader at Congregation Beth Shalom, always striving to better
17serve the needs and desires of a diverse and growing
18membership, while also adhering to his strong, traditional
19Jewish values; and
 
20    WHEREAS, During his tenure, Rabbi Carl Wolkin has served as
21the President of the Northbrook Clergy Association and the

 

 

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1Chicago Region of the Rabbinical Assembly; he has also served
2as president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis and a member of the
3Jewish United Fund Board; he continues to serve as the
4President of the Community Mikvah of the Conservative Movement
5and is a member of the Rabbinic Advisory Council of the
6Chicagoland Jewish High School; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In 2004, Rabbi Carl Wolkin was in the first group
8of graduates of the Center for Rabbinic Enrichment of the
9Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem; this group of North
10American Rabbis completed a 3-year program of study at the
11Institute in Jerusalem and in the United States; he has also
12studied Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin and his wife, Judy, have 2
14children, Joshua and David, and a daughter-in-law, Keeli; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rabbi Carl Wolkin serves as a model of hard work,
16integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
17Illinois; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20congratulate Rabbi Carl Wolkin on the occasion of his
21retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the
22future; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Rabbi Carl Wolkin as a symbol of our esteem and
3respect.