Watch Recordings of President Isaac Herzog Receiving Honorary JTS Degree

August 18, 2026

At a gathering at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Chancellor Emerita Shuly Rubin Schwartz formally presented President Isaac Herzog of Israel with the honorary degree conferred upon him during JTS’s May 2026 Commencement ceremony. The ceremony, which is in Hebrew, is available to watch below:

Video: Dotan Guetta, Sound: Avner Dvir

Read President Herzog’s speech in English here.

Video: Dotan Guetta, Sound: Avner Dvir

JTS Alumni, Professor Ed Greenstein and Dr. Beverly Gribetz offered beautiful words of Torah.

Video: Dotan Guetta, Sound: Avner Dvir