Bill Text: TX SR44 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 9, 2025, as Education and Sharing Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-04 - Reported enrolled [SR44 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR44-Enrolled.html
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| 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, Rabbi Schneerson, known as the Rebbe, was born in | ||
| Ukraine in 1902; he arrived in the United States in 1941 together | ||
| with his wife Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka; in 1950, he assumed | ||
| leadership of the over two-century-old Chabad-Lubavitch | ||
| movement; he established several thousand Jewish schools and | ||
| educational centers around the world, with over 40 operating in | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This year marks the 75th anniversary of his | ||
| leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement; "Chabad" is an | ||
| acronym of three Hebrew words for "wisdom, understanding and | ||
| knowledge"; the name "Lubavitch" comes from the city which served | ||
| as the movement's headquarters for over a century and means city | ||
| of love; of all the ethical values which inform our civilization, | ||
| none is more important than love--love of wisdom, love of | ||
| humanity, and love of our Creator; these values have guided the | ||
| Chabad-Lubavitch movement throughout its history, and are the | ||
| essence of education at its best, and we should be certain to pass | ||
| on this precious heritage to all young Americans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of Rabbi Schneerson's advocacy | ||
| that schools should stress both academic achievement and | ||
| character development, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 9, 2025, as Education and | ||
| Sharing Day. | ||
| Blanco | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 4, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
