Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.
In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.
His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.
Secretary of State Blinken is also expected to meet with National Unity MKs Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot
Herzog stated that despite the many differences in backgrounds, they had succeeded in reaching an agreement on the 36 new judges.
The Talmud had been entrusted to Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog in 1946, while he was recovering Jewish children hiding in non-Jewish homes and monastries.
Israeli FM Israel Katz and President Isaac Herzog thanked the two German officials for their support and called on them to work decisively against the Iranian regime.
Emphasizing that Israel is now going through a very crucial period, Herzog spoke of embracing the families of all the hostages still in Gaza, and voiced a fervent prayer that they all come home soon.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for a "crushing attack" on Iran, while MK Merav Michaeli argued that Israel should utilize the event to strike a hostage deal with Hamas.
The ALUT association celebrated the anniversary of the late Leah Rabin, the first president of ALUT, marking the 50th anniversary of ALUT's founding.
The writing of the Torah was an initiative of the Kyiv chief rabbi, Yonatan Markowitz.
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