Ohr Torah Stone congratulates our Founder, Chancellor Emeritus and Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, on being awarded the Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

The beauty of a revolution is that what is inconceivable one day suddenly becomes commonplace.  Rabbi Riskin has fomented a revolution in Judaism by redefining how we teach, counsel, and speak; how we strive toward tikkun olam and outreach to each and every Jew; how individuals can reach consistently higher than their grasp; and above all – how to dream with vision and clarity.

The Jewish world is so much richer for Rabbi Riskin’s efforts, and we are profoundly grateful. 

Listen to Rabbi Riskin’s remarks at the Hebrew University prize-bestowal ceremony on June 17, 2019: