Berman's Benediction
Yeshiva U president in inaugural benediction: ‘Hear the cry of the hostages’
Rabbi Ari Berman also led a prayer to ‘guide our schools and campuses’ amid antisemitic unrest
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Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, delivers a benediction at US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Wearing a yellow hostage pin, Rabbi Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, delivered a benediction today at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, in which he prayed to God to “guide our schools and campuses which have been experiencing such unrest.” ...