The president, faculty and board of governors of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College will celebrate the Fifty-Second Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. EDT.
2024 Graduating Class
Watch the Live Stream on Sunday, May 19 @ 2:30 p.m. EDT
Honorary Awards and Degrees
Each year at graduation, we bestow awards upon individuals whose work nurtures and engages Jewish communities.
and Hon. Andy Levin,
Keter Shem Tov,
The Crown of a Good Name
Presidential Recognition Award
Doctor of Humane Letters
2024 Doctor of Divinity Degrees
RRC awards the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity to rabbis who have completed at least 25 years of commendable service as Reconstructionist rabbis. The following rabbis have devoted their lives to rabbinical service in keeping with Reconstructionist ideals and core values.
2024 Levav Hokhmah
RRC awards the posthumous award Levav Hokhmah to rabbis who during their lives acted to better the Reconstructionist movement in keeping with its ideals.
The honor takes its name from Psalm 90:12: “Teach us to number our days so that we may attain a wise heart.”
2024 Torat Yovel: The Torah of Jubilee
Mazel Tov to RRC’s class of 1974 on their 50 years in the rabbinate.
