New York Senate Bill J00045

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/10/25
• Refer: 1/10/25
• Report Pass: 1/14/25
• Passed: 1/14/25

Caption

Commending Long Island Hebrew Academy upon the occasion of celebrating its 25th Anniversary on December 3, 2024, and paying tribute to this year's honorees

Summary

This resolution commends Long Island Hebrew Academy (LIHA) on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and recognizes the school’s milestone legacy dinner held on December 3, 2024, at Temple Israel of Great Neck. It also names and honors this year’s honorees: the founding families, the Parents of the Year, and the Educator of the Decade. The measure is ceremonial in nature and expresses the Legislature’s appreciation for LIHA’s role in educating children from toddler through eighth grade. The resolution highlights LIHA’s history as a Jewish private school and yeshiva day school founded in 1998 with a mission to provide a rich Sephardic Jewish education. It frames the school as an institution of educational excellence and community value, and directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the academy as an official tribute. No regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic changes are created by the measure.

Impact

This resolution does not amend state law, create new programs, or impose any legal obligations. Its effect is limited to formal legislative recognition and commendation of a private religious school and its honorees. The only practical consequence is symbolic: it places the Legislature’s endorsement and congratulations into the official record and sends an engrossed copy to Long Island Hebrew Academy.

Sentiment

The tone of the resolution and any surrounding context is wholly positive and celebratory. The bill reflects bipartisan-style ceremonial recognition typical of honorary resolutions, with no recorded votes, committee debate, or opposition in the provided materials. The language emphasizes pride, excellence, and community contribution, indicating broad goodwill toward the school and the individuals being honored.

Contention

No notable contention appears in the provided record. Because there are no committee transcripts, votes, or amendments, there is no evidence of disagreement over the resolution’s content or purpose. The measure is a noncontroversial tribute to a private Jewish day school, its founders, parents, and educator honorees, and it does not raise policy disputes or legal concerns.