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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 23
Author: Steinberg (D)
Amended: 5/4/09
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 35-0, 3/23/09
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Benoit, Calderon, Cogdill,
Corbett, Correa, Cox, Denham, DeSaulnier, Ducheny,
Dutton, Florez, Hancock, Harman, Hollingsworth, Huff,
Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod,
Oropeza, Padilla, Pavley, Romero, Runner, Steinberg,
Strickland, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ashburn, Cedillo, Simitian, Wiggins,
Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/14/09
SUBJECT : Chabad Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims March 23 as Chabad Day
in California.
Assembly Amendments made technical/grammatical changes.
ANALYSIS : This resolution states:
1. Californias Jewish community has been active in the
formation of the state since the Gold Rush in 1849.
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2. In the Jewish world, the concept of mitzvah, the Jewish
belief in doing good deeds, is a core belief in the
Jewish community and religion.
3. There are many branches of Judaism active in California
today.
4. Social and charitable organizations that provide
community services, such as Chabad, have established
themselves in California.
5. The Jewish social organization that is named Chabad was
established in this state in 1965, as a branch of the
worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement under the leadership
of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel
Schneerson.
6. Since Chabad has been established in California, it has
created a large network of educational and social
services on the West Coast, including over 220 community
centers, the National Drug Rehabilitation Center,
numerous day schools, and 30 summer camps that offer
scholarships for underprivileged children, children of
the military, and new immigrants.
7. Chabad's "L'Chaim-To Life!" Telethon was established 29
years ago with the goal of uniting and educating the
entire community from civic leaders and celebrities to
politicians, including men, women, and children of all
races and religions for a night of song, dance, and
hope.
8. The state and its residents have continually commended
community-based organizations, such as Chabad, that have
tried to achieve the goal of "making this world a place
of goodness and kindness".
9. The state recognizes the contributions that
community-based organizations provide to the state and
its residents through community service, in an effort to
better the lives of the residents of our great state.
This resolution proclaims March 23 as Chabad Day in
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California.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
RJG:mw 5/15/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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