Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
![Shemini: Limits]( "INN:INN") Shemini: LimitsThe priestly vocation was to remind the people that there are limits. There is an order to the universe and we must respect it., 4/16/2020, 10:30 PM !["Coronavirus will change everyone"]( "iStock") "Coronavirus will change everyone"Rabbi Sacks' extended BBC Newsnight interview on the Coronavirus situation: "The sanctity of human life, is Judaism's highest ideal and sits above all other commandments."
, 3/19/2020, 7:38 AM ![What do we receive when we give?]( "INN:INN") What do we receive when we give?Covenant and Conversation for Terumah: Tzedakah is not only directed to people’s physical needs but also their psychological situation., 2/27/2020, 8:59 AM ![The Universal and the Particular (Yitro 5780)]( "INN:INN") The Universal and the Particular (Yitro 5780)Why is it that Baruch Hashem, the praise of God, is attributed to Noach, Eliezer and Yitro, whereas from the Israelites, with the marked exception of the Song at the Sea, we seem to hear constant complaints?, 2/16/2020, 2:00 PM ![Crossing the sea]( "INN:INN") Crossing the seaWhy the sudden change between the opening of our parsha and its close?, 2/6/2020, 8:56 AM ![Isaac and Esau]( "INN:INN") Isaac and EsauCovenant and Conversation for Parashat Toldot., 11/28/2019, 12:50 PM ![To have a Why?]( "INN:INN") To have a Why?Covenant and Conversation for Chayei Sarah, including family edition., 11/22/2019, 10:44 AM ![Vayera: Negative capability]( "Flash 90") Vayera: Negative capabilityOne of the most perplexing features of the Abraham story is the disconnect between God’s promises and the reality.```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````, 11/14/2019, 12:00 PM ![What gives Kol Nidre its unique power?]( "עטיפת הסינגל") What gives Kol Nidre its unique power?Why do Jews from all walks of life come to the Yom Kippur eve Kol Nidre service in awe?
Rabbi Sacks' whattsapp messages on the Yom Kippur service: Kol Nidre, Avinu Malkeinu (Our Father, our King), Vidui (Confession), Mussaf and Neila (endng prayer)., 10/8/2019, 5:28 AM ![10 thoughts for the High Holydays]( "הודיה קלמן/TPS") 10 thoughts for the High HolydaysTen short ideas which might help you focus your davening and ensure you have a meaningful and transformative experience., 9/29/2019, 5:50 PM ![Animal welfare]( "צילום: Rachael Cerrotti - פלאש 90") Animal welfareWhere is the line between what is allowed and what is not?, 9/12/2019, 8:02 AM ![The teacher as hero]( "iStock") The teacher as heroMoses became, in the last month of his life, the master educator., 8/8/2019, 9:40 AM ![Priorities]( "Flash 90") PrioritiesIt is hard to think of any other religion or civilisation that has so predicated its very existence on putting children and their education first. , 8/2/2019, 10:36 AM ![Fear of freedom]( "iStock") Fear of freedomShelach Lecha: The spies did not doubt that Israel could win its battles with the inhabitants of the land. Their concern was not physical., 6/20/2019, 9:59 AM ![Behaalotcha: Camp and Congregation]( "iStock") Behaalotcha: Camp and CongregationNo Jew, to paraphrase John Donne, is an island, entire of him- or herself. We are joined by the gossamer strands of collective memory, and these can sometimes lead us back to a sense of shared destiny., 6/13/2019, 2:03 PM ![Bechukotai (Israel): The birth of hope]( "Flash 90") Bechukotai (Israel): The birth of hope Only hope empowers us to take risks, engage in long-term projects, marry and have children, and refuse to capitulate in the face of despair., 5/23/2019, 5:51 AM ![Acharei Mot - Diaspora; Kedoshim - Israel]( "INN:INN") Acharei Mot - Diaspora; Kedoshim - IsraelDue to the 8th day of Passover observed only out of Israel, and on which there is a special Torah reading (while Israel alone read the regular weekly portion), the readings in Israel are not in sync with the Diaspora for a few weeks. Your choice., 5/3/2019, 3:21 PM ![A prayer for Yom HaShoah]( "Flash 90") A prayer for Yom HaShoahBelow is a prayer for Yom HaShoah, composed by Rabbi Sacks. Yom HaShoah begins at sundown on Wednesday 1st May., 5/1/2019, 5:12 PM ![Make your time count! Omer calendar 5779]( "Istock") Make your time count! Omer calendar 5779Download the Omer calendar 5779, accompanied by life-changing ideas. The Omer is counted daily from the second night of Passover until Shavuot, 49 days later. , 4/24/2019, 7:41 AM ![The power of speech]( "iStock") The power of speechWhat made Judaism different is that it is supremely a religion of holy words, not power., 4/11/2019, 11:29 AM ![Between hope and humanity]( "iStock") Between hope and humanityJews are a people who have had more than their share of suffering. Like Aaron, they did not lose their humanity. They did not allow their sense of grief to be dulled, deadened, desensitised. But neither did they lose their capacity to hope., 3/31/2019, 12:39 PM ![Vayikra: The pursuit of meaning]( "Flash 90") Vayikra: The pursuit of meaningWe are here because God wanted us to be, because there is a task He wants us to perform. The search for meaning is the quest for this task.
, 3/13/2019, 10:38 PM ![The Stewardship Paradigm – A thought for Tu Bishvat]( "Thinkstock") The Stewardship Paradigm – A thought for Tu BishvatWe do not own nature – “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” (Psalm 24:1) We are its stewards on behalf of God, who created and owns everything. As guardians of the earth, we are duty-bound to respect its integrity., 1/20/2019, 4:12 PM
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