Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
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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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The Danger of Suspicion – Mattot-Massei
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner/Ratner Museum Commentary By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. It is a fascinating story and from it comes one...
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On Parents and Teachers
Art by Phillip Ratner-Ratnermuseum. Pinchas Commentary By Rabbi Lord Sacks. Just beneath the surface of this week’s parshah is an exceptionally...
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Balak: The Hardest Word To Hear
Art by Phillip Ratner The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs – a sequence of...
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Challenging the idols of the secular age
Can religion survive, even flourish, in a secular age? The answer is an emphatic Yes. The question is how. By...
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Sacks: atheism has failed. Only religion can defeat the new barbarians
I want to preface this wonderfully pertinent article by Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks with a few comments of my own. I...
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Why was Moses not destined to enter the Land?
Sculpture by Phillip Ratner It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd,...
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Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses’ leadership. There was Korach himself, a member...
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