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