A Benediction from Rabbi Sacks

On June 14th, 2020, Yeshiva University celebrated its 89th Commencement virtually for the very first time in YU history. The ceremony began with a thoughtful and heartfelt benediction by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

Rabbi Sacks suggested that Yeshiva University graduates were uniquely well-equipped to prevail over the disruptions caused by the pandemic because the values of their education have given them three things: an internal moral compass to give them proper guidance, a foundation of emotional and spiritual strength that allows them to grow stronger under pressure, and the impulse to rebuild a world greatly in need of repair. He ended by encouraging the graduates to go out into the world as “proud ambassadors” of a great institution.