Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2023, 20379-20380 [2023-07317]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20379-20380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07317]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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                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.

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                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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-07317
Filed 4-4-23; 11:15 am]
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