[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I rise today, along with Senator 
Murkowski, to bring awareness to National Education and Sharing Day 
U.S.A., which we recognized on April 2, 2023. On this day, we 
acknowledged the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's global 
campaign to educate youth about our responsibility to be a moral and 
compassionate society.
  Education and Sharing Day is observed each year on the Rebbe's 
birthday in recognition of his outstanding and lasting contributions 
toward the improvement of education, morality, and acts of charity 
around the world. It is a day to pause and reflect on our 
responsibility to ensure our youth have the foundation necessary to 
lead lives rich in purpose and fulfillment through service and good 
works.
  This year's National Education and Sharing Day coincided with the 
121st birthday of the Rebbe, one of the most significant Jewish leaders 
of the 20th century. The Rebbe was a global spiritual leader and 
leading advocate for the advancement of education. He stressed that a 
moral and ethical education empowers every individual to develop their 
full potential in making the world a better place. This year's 
Education and Sharing Day has even greater significance as this year is 
also a year of ``Hakhel,'' a biblical event of unity, education, and 
spiritual growth emphasizing how every person is crucial to perfecting 
the world.
  The basis for the continuity of any society is education, and in the 
great State of Alaska, the education of our youth is a priority. We 
recognize that in order to achieve its highest goals, education must 
not only impart knowledge but also help our youth learn how to live 
meaningful lives by strengthening their moral character to make a 
better life for themselves as individuals and for society as a whole. 
Such education can nurture the unity of diverse peoples by encouraging 
increased acts of goodness and kindness, imbued with the awareness that 
even a single positive act of an individual can change the world.
  We strongly affirm the purposes of National Education and Sharing Day 
U.S.A. and encourage educational institutions, businesses, community 
and civic associations, and all people of the United States to 
celebrate and promote National Education and Sharing Day U.S.A.

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