In advance of 11 Nisan, 5738 (1978), the US Congress passed a joint resolution acknowledging the Rebbe’s important contribution to the national conversation about education, and called upon all Americans and then-President Jimmy Carter to designate the anniversary of the Rebbe’s birth as Education Day, USA. This tradition has been repeated almost annually since.

Three months after that initial proclamation, on 20 Av, 5738 (1978), on the eve of the new school year, the Rebbe encouraged local municipalities (as well as other countries) to follow the president’s direction to designate a day for contemplating the true meaning of education, and to encourage their local citizens to reflect on how each individual can enhance the moral and ethical education of all children.

In time, it has grown to encompass many states and cities.

Forty years later, on the eve of 11 Nisan 5778 (2018), with Chabad emissaries now posted in all 50 states, Education and Sharing Day was recognized in every state with formal proclamations from every governor. This project, spearheaded by Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), was entirely unprecedented.

The 2018 proclamations were all archived on Chabad.org, as were those of subsequent years.

This year, a new website, Chabad.org/11Nisan5786, has been launched, featuring maps and easy-to-understand visuals that illustrate the scope of the Rebbe’s impact.

The site also makes it easy for government officials and local organizers to submit and display their proclamations, which are counted and maintained in a running total.

Visit often and watch as the proclamations keep rolling in!

To upload proclamations from your local municipality, click here.