Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2023

Proclamation 10548 of March 31, 2023

Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2023

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On Education and Sharing Day, we honor the memory of
the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel
Schneerson, who devoted his life to outreach and
teaching--building bridges, challenging us to grow, and
championing tolerance and learning.

Forced to flee Nazi-occupied Europe during World War
II, the Rebbe witnessed some of history's darkest
moments. But his faith and a lifetime of study had
already taught him that education is both the antidote
to hate and the cornerstone of humanity as a whole.
From Brooklyn, he turned pain into purpose and built a
global movement devoted to education, fellowship, and
healing. His work established schools and community
institutions dedicated to helping people reach their
full potential. He offered guidance to Presidents and
celebrated the rich diversity of our Nation, advocating
throughout for compassion and learning. Education, he
once said, should not just be about training
individuals to earn a living, but it should also be
about making a better living for society as a whole.
Instructors should not just teach; they should teach
justice. Students should not only learn but also build
character.

My Administration has stood firm in defending the core
values that the Rebbe championed and that we all share
as Americans--the idea that everyone is created equal
and must be treated with dignity and respect throughout
their lives. We are committed to stamping out
intolerance, so nothing stops children from learning
and no one is denied the promise of America. In this
country, hate will never prevail.

The Rebbe told us, ``We must translate pain into action
and tears into growth.'' That is what education makes
possible. Children are the kite strings that hold our
national ambitions aloft--everything America will be
tomorrow depends on how we deliver for our young people
today. So let us remember his teachings. Let us prepare
our children to be tolerant, curious, and moral,
ensuring that they lift up others as they rise.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2, 2023,
as Education and Sharing Day, USA. I call upon all
government officials, educators, volunteers, and all
the people of the United States to observe this day
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.