Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2025

( printed page 16787) Proclamation 10916 of April 9, 2025 Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2025 A Proclamation This Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A, we draw inspiration from the life, legacy, and blessed memory of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch community, whose Hebrew birthday corresponds to this day. He was a transformational teacher and a spiritual force who—from the ashes of the Holocaust—established one of the most vibrant, joyous, and significant religious movements of the modern era. In the wake of unimaginable destruction, he embarked on a global campaign of spiritual outreach to bring the light of faith and Yiddishkeit to countless members of the Jewish community. All Americans can learn from his tireless devotion to teaching, good deeds, and charity. From 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, the modest home that continues to serve as Chabad headquarters, he reinvigorated the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and led a religious revival—one that would touch all four corners of the globe. Today, Chabad and its shluchim, emissaries dedicated to spreading Jewish awareness, education, and kindness in communities around the world, still serve as beacons of the Rebbe's teachings and boundless love for all humanity. Their community centers stand as living testaments to his message, legacy, and unwavering commitment to outreach and support. They are spread across the United States and around the world, within big cities, small towns, and on college campuses, more than doubling in number since his death. On the first anniversary of the brutal October 7, 2023, attacks, I visited the Ohel of Rabbi Schneerson and drew spiritual guidance and replenishment from his voice and message. There, praying with the family members of American hostage Edan Alexander and Auschwitz survivor Jerry Wartski, I was personally reminded of the horrors of antisemitism—whether perpetuated by the Nazis or Hamas. M…