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MainOpEds Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (Page 2) A nail of faith: The first time I built a SukkahHere is what happened the first time I put up a sukkah. Bechukotai: In search of the "Why"The infinite spaces are not silent. Beneath and beyond them is the still, small voice of God, and it is this that gives meaning to history and to our individual lives.Love is not enoughClear rules create and sustain a social order. That is where real love – not the sentimental, self-deceiving substitute – belongs.The power of empathyLIFE-CHANGING IDEA #18: If you seek to change anyone’s behaviour, you have to enter into their mindset, and then say word or do the deed that speaks to their emotions, not yours.The bond of loyalty and loveIf you find yourself in a situation of conflict that threatens to break something apart, framing a covenant will help keep people together. There are certain things we can do together that none of us can do alone. The longer, shorter roadThe life-changing idea symbolised by the route God led the Israelites on when they left Egypt is that there are no fast tracks. The politics of hopeLife should not be a zero-sum game. Freewill: Use it or lose ItVaera 5778: Freedom is a muscle that needs to be exercised: use it or lose it. That is a life-transforming idea.God loves those who argueLIFE-CHANGING IDEA #13 When you learn to listen to views different from your own, realising that they are not threatening but enlarging, then you have discovered the life-changing idea of argument for the sake of heaven. Five ideas for lifeHere are some of the ideas worth thinking about as we begin our journey into a new calendar year.What it takes to forgiveLIFE-CHANGING IDEA #12: Judaism allows us to inhabit a culture of grace and hope. If we work hard enough on ourselves, we can be forgiven. The world our children will inherit tomorrowThe world our children will inherit tomorrow is born in the schools we build today.Improbable endings and the defeat of despairLife changing ideas in the parsha series.The struggle of faithThere are Mozarts and there are Beethovens. Which are you?Out of the depthsPain can be turned into strength, as Jacob was able to do. Life changing ideas in the Parsha series.Why Isaac, not Ishmael? Why Jacob, not Esau?Why Isaac, not Ishmael? Why Jacob, not Esau? These are among the most searing questions in the whole of Judaism.Judaism's life-changing ideasJudaism was and remains a dazzlingly original way of thinking about life.The most personal of festivalsA thought for Yom Kippur from the Koren Sacks mahzor. Confusing Satan / Understanding PrayerThe new year is upon us. Take the time to see the short videos on prayer found below and the shiur on the shofar, Confusing Satan.Covenant & Conversation: Ki TavoThe Jews chose G-d.Two kinds of hateCovenant & Conversation for Ki Tetsei.Torah and the consent of the governedWhat makes the politics of social contract distinctive is its insistence that government is the free choice of a free nation. The Torah is the blueprint of that society. Cultural climate change"We are going through one of the most profound revolutions in all of human history … and I sum it up with a single phrase: cultural climate change,” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks says. Video: Lessons in leadershipOne of the world's leading thinkers talks about leadership. What Jerusalem means to meRabbi Sacks taks about his Jerusalem. Rambam's Guide for the Perplexed on the Seder NightA new video by Rabbi Sacks to help make the Seder Night more meaningful.Covenant & Conversation for VayikraThe sin offering. Judaism may believe in guilt, but it also believes in forgiveness. Why did Isaac love Esau?Inexplicable or natural? The faith of G-dCovenant & Conversation for Breishit.Covenant & Conversation for HaazinuThe spirituality of song.Covenant & Conversation for VayelechTo renew our days. We are what we rememberCovenant & Conversation for Ki Tavo.Covenant & Conversation for ShoftimThe greatness of humility.Covenant & Conversation for EikevThe Spirituality of Listening. Covenant & Conversation on the parsha: Hierarchy and powerThrere are three political rules that come to play in a coup. Covenant & Conversation for Shlach (Israel)Two kinds of fear. Covenant & Conversation for BehaalotchaA test of character. Covenant and Conversation for Naso (Israel)The blessing of love. Covenant & Conversation for BamidbarThe sound of silence. Covenant & Conversation on the parshaA sense of direction. Covenant & Conversation on the parshaFamily feeling. Covenant & Conversation on EmorHoly times. For Israel: Covenant & Conversation for KedoshimIn search of Jewish identity. Covenant & Conversation: The power of shameThere are guilt cultures and shame cultures. Which one is the Torah-true society? Covenant & Conversation on TazriaThe eighth day. Covenant & Conversation for Shmini: EnthusiasmThe dangers of enthusiasm. Covenant & Conversation for Tsav: SacrificeExplaining sacrifices. Covenant & Conversation for VayikraThe pursuit of meaning. Covenant & Conversation for PikudeiWalk, don't sit.Covenant & Conversation for VayakhelThe social animal - man. Covenant & Conversation for Ki TisaThe closeness of G-d.Covenant & Conversation for TetzavehInspiration and perspiration. Covenant & Conversation for Parshat TrumahThe gift of giving. |
