Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
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The Power of Praise – Vayeshev
Art By Phillip Ratner. Commentary by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is a global religious leader, philosopher, the author of more than...
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Why Be Jewish?
By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. ” The Dignity of Difference” “Judaism and Jews represent the voice of hope in the conversation among...
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Be Thyself – Vayishlach
By Rabbi Sacks. I have argued in previous years of Covenant and Conversation that the episode in which the Jewish people...
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Light in Dark Times – Vayetse
By Rabbi Sacks. What is it that made Jacob – not Abraham or Isaac or Moses – the true father of the...
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On Creative Minorities – Rabbi Sacks – Erasmus Lecture
On Monday 21st October 2013, Rabbi Sacks delivered the twenty-sixth Erasmus Lecture at the Union League Club in New York. Hosted by First...
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The Price of Silence
By Rabbi Sacks, In an earlier Covenant and Conversation I quoted the Netziv (Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, 1816-1893, dean of the...
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Beginning the Journey
A while back, a British newspaper, The Times, interviewed a prominent member of the Jewish community – let’s call him Lord...
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Answering the Call
The early history of humanity as told in the Torah is a series of disappointments. God gives human beings freedom, which...
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The Courage not to Conform
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner Lekh Lekha By Rabbi Sacks Leaders lead. That does not mean to say that they don’t follow....
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Righteousness is not Leadership
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner The praise that Noah is accorded is unparalleled anywhere in Tanakh. He was, says the Torah,...
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Bereishit – Taking Responsibility
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum. Commentary by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. If leadership is the solution, what is the problem? On this,...
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What exactly is a sukkah? What is it supposed to represent?
The question is essential to the mitzvah itself. The Torah says: “Live in sukkot for seven days: All native-born Israelites are...
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The Torah as God’s Song
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commands, Moses is instructed to give them...
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A Sense of History
Art by Phillip Ratner – Ratner Musem. Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing firstfruits to the Temple. The Mishnah...
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Testing Prophecy – A prophet is not an oracle: a prophecy is not a prediction
Art by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum. In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after...
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Judaism’s Social Vision
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum . If you seek to understand Judaism’s social vision, look at its anti-poverty legislation. “It demeans,...
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Ekev – Greatness and Humility
By Rabbi Lord Sacks. A sequence of verses in this week’s sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage – one...
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If I ruled the world
If I ruled the world I would resign immediately. It’s hard enough, individually and collectively, to rule ourselves, let alone others....
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Philosophy or Prophecy – Va’etchanan
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner Ratner Museum. One of the most profound disagreements in Judaism is that between Moses Maimonides and Judah...
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Tzedek: Justice and Compassion
Art by Phillip Ratner. Commentary By Rabbi Lord Sacks. As Moses begins his great closing addresses to the next generation, he...
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