nPostednon April 11, 2014
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nCreatednby the U.S. Congress in 1978, this day honors the outreach andnhumanitarian teachings of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
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nThisnJewish leader was born on April 18, 1902, in what is now the Ukraine.nWe are celebrating the rabbi’s birthday today instead of on April 18nbecause this holiday follows the Jewish calendar; Schneerson was bornnon 11 Nissan 5662, and today is 11 Nissan 5774.
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nSchneersonnlived and studied in the Soviet Union (USSR) for years, traveled to nLatvia and Poland as he was meeting and wooing his wife, and workednin Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France. He and his family fled thenNazis and came to the United States in 1941. He rose to positions ofnleadership within the Jewish community in America (living and workingnmostly in New York City).
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Schneersonnwas the last Lubavitcher Rebbe and is often referred to as THEnLubavitcher Rebbe. He focused on humanitarian goals and especiallynyouth and education. He said that education in ethics was at least asnimportant as education in geography and geometry and other academicnsubjects. n
Schneersonnwas the last Lubavitcher Rebbe and is often referred to as THEnLubavitcher Rebbe. He focused on humanitarian goals and especiallynyouth and education. He said that education in ethics was at least asnimportant as education in geography and geometry and other academicnsubjects. nn
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nThenRebbe was very much focused on schools – and as a homeschooling /nunschooling parent, I am not – but I think that we can all agreenthat learning is a wonderful thing, and that good values and goodnbehavior are pretty great, too!
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nIn his 2010 Education and Sharing Daynproclamation, President Obama put it this way: the two most importantngoals of education are a love of learning and a spirit of compassion.nn
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- Takenadvantage to today’s holiday to learn about Judaism.
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- Investigate materialsndesigned to help you think and learn about ethics.
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nLouie, Louie Day
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nJuannSantamaria Day in Costa Rica
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nScientistnand inventor Percy Julian’s birthday
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