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President Trump Proclaims Rebbe’s Birthday Education & Sharing Day, U.S.A, 2026
New Chabad.org tool tracks Education & Sharing Day, U.S.A., celebrations on local, state and national level
President Donald Trump proclaimed the 124th birthday of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, “Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.” The proclamation was issued by the White House on Saturday evening, March 28.
“Today, we honor the life, legacy, and vision of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory—one of the most influential Jewish leaders in modern American history,” the president declared.
Every president since Jimmy Carter has proclaimed Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., timed every year to take place on 11 Nissan on the Jewish calendar, the Rebbe’s birthday.
The proclamation speaks of the Rebbe’s arrival in the United States in 1941, when he escaped Nazi persecution, and his subsequent leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Under his direction, Chabad-Lubavitch grew a worldwide network of thousands of Jewish centers, schools and outreach programs spanning more than 100 countries, connecting Jews to their heritage and encouraging humanity at large to place special attention on the importance of moral and ethical education.
Calling education “a pillar of liberty, opportunity, and civic virtue,” Trump pledged to carry forward the Rebbe’s vision of “intellectual achievement, righteousness, and faith.” This year’s declaration notes that the United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary of American independence. The Rebbe noted that the Founding Fathers saw themselves as guided by Divine Providence by the Master and Creator of the universe, who continues to guide the country, which the Rebbe regularly called a “nation of kindness.”
“As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, we recommit to building a future where moral courage, faith, and devotion to freedom remain the bedrock of our Republic,” the President wrote. “Above all, we reaffirm that America will forever be one Nation guided by the eternal wisdom and providence of the Almighty.”
“[The] foundation upon which this country was born … ,” the Rebbe explained in 1981, “is stated on every dollar bill printed in the U.S.A. — ‘In G‑d We Trust.’”
President Trump made a prayer visit to the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe, on Oct. 7, 2024, the first anniversary of the horrific Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel.
“When I visited the Ohel … I drew strength and inspiration from the Rebbe’s legacy,” the president wrote in 2025. “When Edan Alexander [the former hostage, whose family members visited the Ohel with President Trump while he was still in captivity] returned to his loving parents earlier this year, after an unimaginable ordeal in the hands of Hamas, the entire country felt the power of the Ohel and the Rebbe’s enduring example. As is frequently cited in the Talmud, the Rebbe lived by the principle that when you save one life, you save an entire world.”
During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year, he presented President Trump with a dollar from the Rebbe. The dollar gifted to the President was presented in a custom leather case engraved with gratitude to “a true friend and partner of Israel and the Jewish people.”
“On Education and Sharing Day, we celebrate the heroic life and enduring contributions of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,” President Trump wrote this year, “and we pledge to carry forth his legacy of fearless and moral leadership … .”
American Tradition Since 1978
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. leader to proclaim the 11th of Nissan, the date on the Hebrew calendar of the Rebbe’s birthday in 1902, as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., a bipartisan tradition that was continued by Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden, and now Trump again. States and municipalities throughout the country likewise mark Education and Sharing Day with a proclamation honoring the Rebbe’s enduring legacy and conversations highlighting the foundational importance of moral and ethical education to society at large. This year the Rebbe’s birthday falls out on the evening of March 28 and Sunday, March 29.
In underlining the significance of a day dedicated to thinking about education, the Rebbe explained in 1978 that while the timing of the president’s proclamation was a tribute to the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, “it is a fitting and timely tribute to the cause of education in general, focusing attention on what is surely one of the Nation’s top priorities.
“It is fitting indeed that the USA has shown, through a forceful example to the world, that it places education among its foremost priorities,” the Rebbe said. “It is also to be hoped that ‘Education Day’ will become a permanent institution, especially since, by reason of the pervasive nature of education, it would lend further significance to other ‘Days’ such as Father’s Day and Mother’s Day and similar institutions which have become part of American life.”
The Rebbe taught that “education … should not be limited to the acquisition of knowledge and preparation for a career, or, in common parlance, ‘to make a better living.’” Instead, emphasis must be placed on personal obligations of justice and morality, which are the basis of any human society. “The educational system must, therefore, pay more attention, indeed the main attention, to the building of character, with emphasis on moral and ethical values.”
Proclamations Across the Country
The White House proclamation is one aspect of how Education and Sharing Day is observed each year. Across the United States, governors, mayors and local officials issue their own proclamations in cities and towns across the country, resulting in hundreds of declarations issued every spring.
This year, Chabad.org launched a new resource to capture that breadth in real time. The Education and Sharing Day USA - 2026 - Chabad.org hub features an interactive map of the United States that tracks state-level proclamations as they are issued, alongside a county-level view displaying declarations from cities and municipalities across the country. Community members can also submit their own local proclamations directly through the platform, allowing the map to grow as the day is observed from coast to coast.
The tool offers a single, living picture of how widely the annual observance has spread and by extension, how deeply the Rebbe’s vision of education, moral character, and shared values has taken root in American public life.
The Full Text of the Proclamation:
The White House, March 28, 2026
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2026
For 250 years, American education has stood as a pillar of liberty, opportunity, and civic virtue. This Education and Sharing Day, we reaffirm the profound importance of a rigorous education—one that equips the next generation of Americans to lead with character, patriotism, and integrity.
Today, we honor the life, legacy, and vision of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory—one of the most influential Jewish leaders in modern American history. In 1941, Schneerson escaped Nazi persecution and fled to the United States, where he assumed leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and became known by his followers as the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Under his stewardship, this small Hasidic community grew into a global force for faith and service that, after the Holocaust, reinvigorated Judaism worldwide and continues to touch millions of hearts across the globe.
As President, I am proudly advancing the Rebbe’s vision of intellectual achievement, righteousness, and faith. My Administration is restoring our education system, equipping the next generation of American students to lead lives of purpose, service, and virtue. We are bringing back common sense to our classrooms and ending left-wing indoctrination of our students—ensuring that our schools foster excellence, instill civic engagement, and respect our country’s most foundational values. We are removing educational control from the hands of unelected bureaucrats and returning it to the States, local communities, and parents to whom it rightly belongs. We are also working tirelessly to eradicate the scourge of anti-Semitism from our society, ensuring that every American can live out their faith free from fear, violence, and persecution.
On Education and Sharing Day, we celebrate the heroic life and enduring contributions of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and we pledge to carry forth his legacy of fearless and moral leadership. As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, we recommit to building a future where moral courage, faith, and devotion to freedom remain the bedrock of our Republic. Above all, we reaffirm that America will forever be one Nation guided by the eternal wisdom and providence of the Almighty.
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In Letter, President Trump Recalls Rebbe’s Expanding Legacy
Marking the Rebbe’s 31st anniversary of passing on the eve of the 3rd of Tammuz
Emphasizing the “strength and inspiration” he draws from his legacy, U.S. President Donald Trump honored the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—on the eve of the third day of the Jewish month of Tammuz, the 31st anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing.
The anniversary, known as a yahrtzeit, coincides this year with Sunday, June 29.
In his letter, Trump highlighted the role the Rebbe played in launching the“renaissance of Jewish faith in the dark days following the Holocaust,” and noted that “his teachings were a core inspiration for criminal justice reform, as seen in the First Step Act.”
“As time has worn on, his many blessings have only increased,” wrote the president.
This weekend more than 50,000 people from all walks of life are expected to visit the Rebbe’s resting place in Queens, known as the Ohel, a place of reflection for private citizens and world leaders alike, Jews and non-Jews, each of whole comes to the holy site to pray, seek inspiration and find solace.
President Trump made a personal prayer visit to the Ohel on Oct. 7, 2024, the first anniversary of the horrific Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel.
“When I visited the Ohel … I drew strength and inspiration from the Rebbe’s legacy,” he wrote. “When Edan Alexander returned to his loving parents earlier this year, after an unimaginable ordeal in the hands of Hamas, the entire country felt the power of the Ohel and the Rebbe’s enduring example. As is frequently cited in the Talmud, the Rebbe lived by the principle that when you save one life, you save an entire world.”
Hundreds of family members of hostages held in Gaza have made pilgrimages to the Ohel since the attacks, and Alexander’s family accompanied the president to the Ohel. Edan was freed from captivity on May 12.
The Rebbe’s Ohel is the most visited Jewish holy site in North America, drawing people from all walks of life in a way similar only to the Western Wall in Israel. It is common for people to visit the Ohel to pray in proximity to a personal or professional milestone—whether a bar or bat mitzvah, wedding, anniversary, starting a new business or overcoming personal challenges. At the time of his visit, the president had survived two assassination attempts in nearly as many months.
In his letter, addressed to the Rebbe’s thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries and the millions of people around the world whom he continues to inspire, Trump noted that he draws strength from the Rebbe’s legacy as he navigates an increasingly complicated world.
“Through great strength, unflinching resolve, and much prayer, I am committed to restoring peace throughout the world—not least in the Middle East, as we witnessed over the past week—and to stamping out anti-Semitic hate wherever it rears its head. In doing this, we will restore to its tradition of greatness and usher in a new Golden Age for the entire world. This, I believe, is the Rebbe’s legacy.”
The President’s Letter / Our Highlights
Dear Rabbis of Chabad-Lubavitch,
Melania and I are honored to send our greetings on the occasion of the yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, to the Chabad shluchim and the millions inspired by him across our country and around the world.
As I affirmed in my Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., the Rebbe was one of the most dynamic and influential faith leaders in modern history, helping launch a renaissance of Jewish faith in the dark days following the Holocaust. Among his many achievements, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his tremendous impact on our country.
As time has worn on, his many blessings have only increased. His teachings were a core inspiration for criminal justice reform, as seen in the First Step Act, and Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rebbetzins run a whole host of institutions—whether religious, educational, or social—that have a tremendous impact on American spiritual life.
When I visited the Ohel on the anniversary of the terrible attacks of October 7, I drew strength and inspiration from the Rebbe’s legacy. When Edan Alexander was returned to his loving parents earlier this year, after an unimaginable ordeal in the hands of Hamas, the entire country felt the power of the Ohel and the Rebbe’s enduring example. As is frequently cited in the Talmud, the Rebbe lived by the principle that when you save one life, you save an entire world.
Through great strength, unflinching resolve, and much prayer, I am committed to restoring peace throughout the world—not least in the Middle East, as we witnessed over the past week—and to stamping out anti-Semitic hate wherever it rears its head. In doing this, we will restore our country to its tradition of greatness and usher in a new Golden Age for the entire world. This, I believe, is the Rebbe’s legacy.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump
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An explanation of the statement in Tanya, ch. 1, that the souls of the gentiles do not possess any good
Letter No. 95
From correspondence of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; translated by Eli Touger
The following letter was addressed to a group of young men involved in the study of both Nigleh and Chassidus in Ferndale, NY.
B”H, Monday, 29 Menachem Av, 5703
Greetings and blessings,
[In response to your letter,] where you question the intent of the statement at the conclusion of ch. 1 in Tanya that the souls of the gentile nations come from the three impure kelipos and “they contain no good at all.” You raise doubts as to whether the gentiles possess at least a certain measure of good, as evident from the fact that they are commanded to observe the seven universal laws commanded to Noach and his descendants. Moreover, there are “pious gentiles” who have a portion in the World to Come (according to Rabbi Yehoshua,1 whose opinion is quoted by the Rambam, [Mishneh Torah,] Hilchos Eidus, end of ch. 11; Hilchos Melachim, end of ch. 8). Or is the intent that they do not possess any good at all, as stated in Tanya?
Were we to look at the issue from the standpoint of logic, support can be found for either position. a) For example, if one were to postulate that they do possess a certain dimension of good and it has an effect on them, what then would be the difference between the three impure kelipos and kelipas nogah? Also, what is the intent of the statement “All charity performed by the gentiles is only to enhance their pride”? The question applies particularly in the light of Sanhedrin 97b which interprets the word beiso (“his household,” Bereishis 18:19) as implying that the descendants of Noach are also obligated to give charity. Why then are the descendants of Noach considered as “totally impure and evil, without any good at all”?
b) If one would postulate that they do not contain any good at all, how do they continue to exist? [Moreover,] even if the charity they perform is only for the sake of enhancing their pride, the deed they have performed is good, although their intent is undesirable. Thus how is it possible for them to perform a good deed if they do not contain any good at all?
The concept has, however, already been explained in Chassidus in the following manner: The Kitzur Tanya, authored by the Tzemach Tzedek (printed at the conclusion of Derech Mitzvosecha), ch. 6, states: “ ‘[They are from] the three impure kelipos and contain no good at all.’ (The intent is that in their essence, [there is no good]. Nevertheless, through the mode of exile, is [enclothed within] them Divine life-energy, a spark from the ten Sefiros of Asiyah in whose core are the Sefiros of Yetzirah, in whose core are...)”
The concept is explained in greater detail in the maamar entitled Padeh BiSholom, 5675, which states:
[With regard to] the Tanya’s statements that the three impure kelipos do not possess any good at all, the intent is not that they do not possess a spark [of G‑dliness] at all. For without a spark of good, it is impossible for any entity to exist. (Although their existence comes from an encompassing light; nevertheless, we are forced to say they possess some type of spark.)
This spark, however, has become so separated and darkened, that it is as if it is evil, i.e., it has no feeling at all for G‑dliness.
Similar statements are found in the maamar entitled Ner Chanukah, 5670. Note also the maamar entitled Vayigdilu HaNaarim, 5665, which states: “The good is transformed into bad, in a manner which parallels the law:2 ‘The piece becomes considered as carrion.’”
See also Tanya, ch. 24, and Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 25. Note also Kuntres U’Mayon, maamar 4, which explains the statements in Tanya, ch. 24, quoting the phrase “Even though they do not see,” and adds, “i.e., it is without their sensing it.”3 See also the maamar entitled Re’eh Rei’ach B’ni in Torah Or, which explains that [the entities stemming from the three impure kelipos] receive life-energy [from the realm of holiness] in an external manner — i.e., in a manner which they do not feel — and in an internalized manner — that [the G‑dly energy] is swallowed up, as it were. [The meaning of “swallowing up” in this case is described] in the maamar entitled Pasach Eliyahu, 5702.
Lengthier treatment could be given to all these points, but since [you appeared anxious for] a speedy reply, I did not wish to hold back the letter [any longer].
With wishes for great success in your study and in your deeds.
With the blessing “Immediately to teshuvah, immediately to Redemption,”
Chairman of the Executive Committee
The maamar entitled Vichol Banaiech, Likkutei Torah, Devarim, p. 30b, states that in the Future, even the gentile nations will be refined, for “I will remove the spirit of impurity from the earth” (Zechariah 13:2).
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