SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 186
         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 Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature
  hereby recognize March 24, 2021, as Education and Sharing Day.
 
  Menéndez, Blanco
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 24, 2021.
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate