HR351 - Recognizing April 9, 2025, as Education and Sharing Day in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

      H.R. No. 351       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, For more than four and a half decades, every U.S.   president has declared the annual observance of Education and   Sharing Day in honor of the anniversary of Rabbi Menachem Mendel   Schneerson's birth and his contributions to education; and          WHEREAS, One of the most celebrated figures in 20th century   Judaism, Rabbi Schneerson was born in Ukraine in 1902; he   demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for religious scholarship at a   young age, mastering the entire Talmud and many of its commentaries   by the age of 17; in the 1920s, he became part of the inner circle of   the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement   in Judaism, and he married the Rebbe's daughter, Chaya Mushka;   forced to flee Berlin and later Paris because of Nazi   anti-Semitism, the couple settled in New York City in 1941; and          WHEREAS, In 1951, Rabbi Schneerson officially succeeded his   father-in-law as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and over the next 44 years,   he built the movement into a worldwide community of 200,000   members; a strong advocate for children and education, he believed   that schools should stress both academic achievement and character   development, and he established several thousand Orthodox Jewish   schools and educational centers around the world before his passing   in 1994; and          WHEREAS, In recognition of Rabbi Schneerson's advocacy,   President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first Education and Sharing   Day in 1978, and the tradition has continued each year since; the   rabbi's birthday is celebrated on 11 Nissan of the Jewish   liturgical calendar, or four days before Passover, and in 2025, it   falls on April 9; his accolades further include a Congressional   Gold Medal, which he received posthumously in 1995; and          WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Rabbi Schneerson was a champion   for values-based learning, and Education and Sharing Day represents   an important opportunity for Texans to reflect not just on how to   foster academic achievement but also on how to ensure that young   people lead lives rich in purpose and fulfillment through service   and good works; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize April 9, 2025, as Education and   Sharing Day.     Moody     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 351 was adopted by the House on March 4,   2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House