U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared April 9, 2025, as “Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.” in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Rebbe’s Hebrew birthday corresponds to that day, the White House announced.
Trump said the Rebbe was “a transformational teacher and a spiritual force who, from the ashes of the Holocaust, established one of the most vibrant, joyous and significant religious movements of the modern era.”
“In the wake of unimaginable destruction, he embarked on a global campaign of spiritual outreach to bring the light of faith and Yiddishkeit to countless members of the Jewish community,” according to the president’s proclamation. “The first lady and I encourage all Americans to reflect upon the Rebbe’s teachings. His inestimable dedication and unwavering example have become woven into the very fabric of our nation and its character.”
Trump visited the Rebbe’s grave in 2024 on the anniversary of the Hamas-led terrorist attacks that took place in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, resulting in the murder of 1,200 people and the kidnapping of 251 more into the Gaza Strip.
The president also prayed along with the families of 21-year-old American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who remains in Hamas captivity, and Jerry Wartski, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
“All Americans can learn from his tireless devotion to teaching, good deeds and charity,” he said.
