President Clinton proclaimed April 7 as “Education and Sharing Day” in honor of the late Lubavitcher rebbe’s birthday. For 20 years, U.S. presidents have designated Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s birthday, the 11th of Nissan, as a day to mark the educational commitment and vision that he embodied.
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