Bill Text: TX HR313 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 24, 2021, as Education and Sharing Day in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-26 - Reported enrolled [HR313 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR313-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 313

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than four decades, every U.S. president has
declared the annual observance of Education and Sharing Day in
honor of the birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson 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
building, and he established several thousand Orthodox Jewish
schools and educational centers around the globe 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 2021 it
falls on March 24; his accolades further include a Congressional
Gold Medal, which he received posthumously in 1995; and
WHEREAS, In the midst of a global pandemic that has disrupted
traditional models of education across the nation, Education and
Sharing Day represents an important opportunity for Texans to
reflect not just on how to foster academic achievement in young
people but also on the core values that should be imparted to
children and adults alike; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 24, 2021, as Education and
Sharing Day.
Moody
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 313 was adopted by the House on March
25, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House