All posts tagged "Torah"
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135Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Chayei Sarah – Isaac and Prayer
Jonathan Sacks – Chayei Sarah – Isaac and Prayer One scene in this week’s sedra has left a mark on Jewish law....
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249Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – The Music of Ambivalence – Vayera
Jonathan Sacks – The Music of Ambivalence – Vayera The Torah does not have a word for ambivalence (the nearest is Elijah’s...
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289Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – The Heroism of Ordinary Life
Jonathan Sacks – The Heroism of Ordinary Life The Lord said to Abram: ‘Go – from your land, your land, your land...
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368Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – A Story of Heaven and Earth
Jonathan Sacks – A Story of Heaven and Earth Set between the pre-history of humanity as a whole and the particular covenant...
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390Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Bereishit:The Garments of Light
Jonathan Sacks – Bereishit: The Garments of Light The context is one of the best-known stories of the Bible. Together in the...
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404Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Let My Teaching Drop as Rain
Jonathan Sacks – Let My Teaching Drop as Rain In the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the...
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421Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – How to Change the World (Animation)
Jonathan Sacks – How to Change the World (Animation) Watch Rabbi Sacks’ message on civility, the responsible life, and how to make...
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730National Library of IsraelNational Library of Israel – The Song of Songs: What’s an Erotic Love Poem Doing in the Bible?
National Library of Israel – The Song of Songs: What’s an Erotic Love Poem Doing in the Bible? The Song of Songs...
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431Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – To Renew Our Days: Studies in Spirituality • Nitzavim, Vayelech
Jonathan Sacks – To Renew Our Days: Studies in Spirituality • Nitzavim, Vayelech The moment had come. Moses was about to die....
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538Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – A Sense of History KI TAVO
Jonathan Sacks – A Sense of History KI TAVO Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first-fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah...
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509Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – The Parameters of Justice KI TEITSE
Jonathan Sacks – The Parameters of Justice KI TEITSE In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter – for the first time – the explicit statement...
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491Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Testing Prophecy SHOFTIM
Jonathan Sacks – Testing Prophecy SHOFTIM In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after...
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489Ira Bernard TeichIra Bernard Teich – Before Abraham: Creation, Civilization, and the Human Condition in Genesis
Ira Bernard Teich – Before Abraham: Creation, Civilization, and the Human Condition in Genesis Before Abraham: Creation, Civilization, and the Human Condition...
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461Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Judaism’s Social Justice RE’EH
Jonathan Sacks – Judaism’s Social Justice RE’EH If you seek to understand Judaism’s social vision, look at its anti-poverty legislation: If there...
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597Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Greatness and Humility EIKEV
Jonathan Sacks – Greatness and Humility EIKEV A sequence of verses in this week’s sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage...
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560Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Power of Hope – Tisha b’Av
Jonathan Sacks – Power of Hope – Tisha b’Av The month of Av is the saddest in the Jewish year, and Tisha...
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602Mark OkrentMark Okrent – “You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living being”
Mark Okrent – “You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living being” פּוֹתֵֽחַ אֶת־יָדֶֽךָ וּמַשְׂבִּֽיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצוֹן” “You open...
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595Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – Tzedek: Justice and Compassion Devarim
Jonathan Sacks – Tzedek: Justice and Compassion Devarim As Moses begins his great closing addresses to the next generation, he turns to...
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573Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – The Danger of Suspicion Matot, Masei
Jonathan Sacks – The Danger of Suspicion Matot, Masei It is a fascinating story, and from it comes one of the great...
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624Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksJonathan Sacks – On Parents and Teachers Pinchas
Jonathan Sacks – On Parents and Teachers Pinchas Just beneath the surface of this week’s Parsha is an exceptionally poignant story. It...
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