An amazing experience earlier today in the Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. (belatedly) marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of sacred memory. And a suitable opportunity to offer heartfelt greetings for the Jewish New Year.
President Trump reiterated his strong support for Israel and the Jewish community. He was presented with a replica of a plaque presented to his father, Fred C. Trump, in 1956 when he showed great generosity to a community of Holocaust survivors. He was also presented with a specially designed silver charity box, engraved with the words "We make a living by what we earn. We make a life by what we give," which he greatly appreciated.
Present (L to R in the image) were:
Mr. Jared Kushner, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, EPA Administrator Hon. Lee Zeldin, White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf, White House Liaison to the Jewish Community Martin Marks, Commerce Secretary Hon. Howard Lutnick, Chaplain (Maj) Mendy Stern, USA, Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz (Chabad Lubavitch of South Dakota - Sioux Falls, SD), Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz (Chabad Lubavitch of Idaho - Boise, ID), Rabbi Mendel Feller (Chabad Lubavitch Upper Midwest - St. Paul, MN), Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov (Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan- W. Bloomfield, MI), Rabbi Yoseph New (Chabad Lubavitch of Georgia - Atlanta, GA), Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, (Chairman, Agudas Chassidei Chabad - International Chabad-Lubavitch movement) who led the delegation, The President, Rabbi Levi Shemtov (Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch - Chabad, Washington, DC), Rabbi Mendy Herson (Dean, Rabbinical College of America - Morristown, NJ), Rabbi Yehoshua Harlig (Chabad of Southern Nevada - Las Vegas, NV), Rabbi Aaron Lipskar (CEO, The Aleph Institute - Surfside, FL), Rabbi Ovadia Goldman (Oklahoma City, OK), Rabbi Eitan Webb (Secretary, Chabad on Campus International - Princeton, NJ), Rabbi Eli Shemtov (Young Professionals, American Friends of Chabad - Lubavitch - Washington, DC), Ms. Jennifer Korn, Director,
White House Faith Office, Paula White, Senior Advisor to the President for Faith Policy. (not seen: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles).