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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

News and updates about Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Communities on 5 continents learn in memory of Rabbi Sacks

One hundred and fifty communities on five continents participated in this year's Rabbi Sacks Global Day of Learning, marking four years since his passing.

Communities on 5 continents learn in memory of Rabbi Sacks

Material for Sukkot from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

Rabbi Sacks' prolific writings are timeless, and they include materials on every facet of Jewish holidays. Download the posters and see the videos as well as family oriented topics.

Material for Sukkot from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

Natan Sharansky appointed to lead Rabbi Sacks advisory board

'Rabbi Sacks was a moral lighthouse, and his light is needed more than ever in these dark times,' Natan Sharansky says.

Natan Sharansky appointed to lead Rabbi Sacks advisory board

Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzma'ut

“We say to the Jewish people in the Jewish State: Chazak, chazak venitchazek: You be strong, we will be strong, and let us strengthen one another.”

Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzma'ut

Yom Hashoah 2024

Faith after Auschwitz

Rabbi Sacks responds to the devastation of the Holocaust and the oft-asked question: Where was G-d?

Faith after Auschwitz

Pesach download to enrich your holiday

Delve into Rabbi Sacks' digital archive packed with articles, videos, broadcasts and shiurim about Pesach.

Pesach download to enrich your holiday

Rabbi Sacks' daughter:

'Despair is not a Jewish emotion'

In a moving speech, Gila Sacks asks what her father would say about the situation of Jews in Israel and the diaspora.

'Despair is not a Jewish emotion'

Insights for Sukkot

Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah in the profound thought of the UK's late world-renowned Chief Rabbi.

Insights for Sukkot

Ambassador Erdan:

'It is never too late to change'

Israel’s UN Ambassador shares words from the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ahead of Yom Kippur.

'It is never too late to change'

Ceremony & Celebration: Tu B'shvat

Inisghts, facts and fun for Tu B'shvat.

Ceremony & Celebration: Tu B'shvat

"Spare" -

When Prince Harry met Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks

"He urged me not to be devastated, to make the world a better place."

When Prince Harry met Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks

Eight thoughts for eight nights (8)

When you use one lit candle to light another, neither is diminished. So it is with our spreading inner light and studying Torah.

Eight thoughts for eight nights (8)

Eight thoughts for eight nights (6 and 7)

In Judaism the greatest military victory takes second place to peace in the home..

Eight thoughts for eight nights (6 and 7)

Eight thoughts for eight nights (5)

Inspired by faith, we can change the world.

Eight thoughts for eight nights (5)

Eight thoughts for eight nights (4): The clash of civilizations

Inspired by faith, we can change the world.

Eight thoughts for eight nights (4): The clash of civilizations

Eight thoughts for eight nights (3)

Inspired by faith, we can change the world.

Eight thoughts for eight nights  (3)

Eight thoughts for eight nights (2)

Inspired by faith, we can change the world.

Eight thoughts for eight nights (2)

Eight thoughts for eight nights (1)

Inspired by faith, we can change the world.

Eight thoughts for eight nights (1)

Jews from 150 nations to commemorate Rabbi Sacks

Jewish communities from six continents to join special day inspired by late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Jews from 150 nations to commemorate Rabbi Sacks

The Art of Listening

Did not Adam and Eve already have this forbidden knowledge before eating the fruit in virtue of being “in the image and likeness of God”?

The Art of Listening

Insights into Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Ceremony and celebration for the last part of the Sukkot holiday.

Insights into Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Sukkot insights

Articles, quotes, videos and more for individual and family enrichment.

Sukkot insights

Insights into Yom Kippur

Resources to enrich your experience and that of your loved ones: Letters to the next generation, reflections on prayer, 10 Days 10 Ways,

Insights into Yom Kippur

Pres. Herzog:

Rabbi Sacks' legacy will change the dialogue in the Jewish world

Government officials, Jewish communal figures, and religious leaders gather to reflect on the moral teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

Rabbi Sacks' legacy will change the dialogue in the Jewish world

Pres. Herzog hosts event in memory of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

2nd annual Sacks Conversation, in memory of former British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, held at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Pres. Herzog hosts event in memory of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Her Majesty the Queen

In the words of Rabbi Sacks: 'The Queen has spoken gently to the better angels of our nature.' In memoriam.

Her Majesty the Queen

The Three Weeks in our time

Remember the past but do not be held captive by it. Still, in today’s fast-moving culture, we undervalue acts of remembering.

The Three Weeks in our time

The curse of loneliness

Jews were hated because of their religion, then.they were hated because of their race, now they are hated because of their nation state

The curse of loneliness

Covenant & Conversation for Chukat: Anger Management

Maimonides sets out a surprisingly contemporary account of Judaism as a training in emotional intelligence. Moses' anger as an example.

Covenant & Conversation for Chukat: Anger Management

When truth is sacrificed for power

In a contest for power, if I lose, I lose. But if I win, I also lose, because in diminishing my opponents I have diminished myself.

When truth is sacrificed for power

From pain to humility

Which is the inner person that friends and family recognise as the real you? A great career? That is Adam I, but is there an Adam II?

From pain to humility

Sanctifying the Name of God

The Jewish people categorise all the victims of the Holocaust and later, all terror victims, as “those who died al kiddush Hashem.”

Sanctifying the Name of God

Insights for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut

A collection of resources for learning about Israel's special days and teaching them to the family.

Insights for Yom Hazikaron and  Yom Ha'atzmaut

From priest to people

This parsha tells the story of one of the greatest, if rarely acknowledged, contributions of Judaism to the world.

From priest to people

Ceremony and Celebration: Inspiration for Pesach

Rabbi Sacks accompanies your Seder and the entire holiday in this choice of his unforgettable thoughts.

Ceremony and Celebration:  Inspiration for Pesach

Violence and the sacred

Sacrifices divert the destructive energy of violent reciprocity. But justice could do the same, if society reached that level.

Violence and the sacred

The spirit of community

It is almost as if Rabbi Sacks z"l is talking to us today, remarking on how Jews the world over are trying to help those in Ukraine.

The spirit of community

Tetzave: Three important lessons for successful Jewish parenting

The three ways in whichl lighting the Menorah is comparable to educating chlldren.

Tetzave: Three important lessons for successful Jewish parenting

Terumah: The labour of gratitude

Bad things may happen but God has already given us the remedy if we know where to look for it.

Terumah: The labour of gratitude

Mishpatim

Healing the heart of darkness

If knowledge, emotion, and reason lead us to be moral, why is it that humans hate, harm and kill?

Healing the heart of darkness

The structure of the good society

Understanding the logical structure of the Ten Commandments, Many alternatives have been tried for these laws, and most have ended in tears.

The structure of the good society

The face of evil (Beshalach)

In today’s terminology, the Egyptians were rational, the Amalekites were not. Only with rational actors there can be negotiated peace.

The face of evil (Beshalach)

Telling the Story

Macintyre: “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what story.. do I find myself a part?’”

Telling the Story

Free will and freedom

Enslaving others, Pharaoh himself became enslaved. He became a prisoner of the values he himself had espoused.

Free will and freedom

Shemot: On not obeying immoral orders

This parasha has the first recorded instance in history of civil disobedience.

Shemot: On not obeying immoral orders

When can we lie?

Truth and peace are both values, but which do we choose when they conflict? Not everyone among the rabbinic Sages agreed.

When can we lie?

Light up your Hannukah with the teachings of Rabbi Sacks zt"l

As we celebrate Chanukah, here are a number of different resources from Rabbi Sacks zt"l about the Festival of Light! Hannukah sameach!

Light up your Hannukah with the teachings of Rabbi Sacks zt"l

VAYESHEV:

The heroism of Tamar

From Tamar's bravery, the Sages learned that a person should be willing to jump into a furnace of fire rather than shame another in public.

The heroism of Tamar

Herzog awards posthumous award to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

President Herzog on late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: He became a masterful articulator of the Jewish foundation of universal values.

Herzog awards posthumous award to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Remembering my brother, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

"Over this last year,I lost a brother but gained a giant." Alan Sacks says in a special interview with Arutz Sheva

Remembering my brother, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

YU opens Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Center

New center inaugurated at Yeshiva University in honor of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 1 year after his passing.

YU opens Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Center

Jill Biden pays tribute to Jonathan Sacks at yeshiva fundraiser

First Lady gives keynote speech at Detroit yeshiva, paying tribute to former Chief Rabbi of Britain, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Jill Biden pays tribute to Jonathan Sacks at yeshiva fundraiser

For his first yahrzeit:

'How perfect were the Matriarchs and Patriarchs?' In memoriam

A deep and enlightening article that exemplifies the wisdom of the rabbi and mentor who passed away one year ago.

'How perfect were the Matriarchs and Patriarchs?' In memoriam

Beyond Nature

Covenant introduces moral law. A moral law is not the same as a scientific law. Scientific laws describe, whereas moral laws prescribe.

Beyond Nature

The meaning of Sukkot and the Sukkah

A selection of articles and videos of interest from the Rabbi Sacks archive on the holiday of Sukkot:

 The meaning of Sukkot and the Sukkah

Rabbi Sacks on the meaning of the Sukkah

The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the Sukkot holiday: 'You can experience eternity in a moment - all you have to do is celebrate.'

Rabbi Sacks on the meaning of the Sukkah

A nation of storytellers

To know who we are is, in large part, to understand the story or stories of which we are a part.

A nation of storytellers

Leaders learn

Biblical kings had prophets to guide them, but they continued to learn. That is the mark of a statesman rather than a politician.

Leaders learn

Defining reality

We are a small nation. We are smaller than many of our neighbouring nations. But we are different.

Defining reality

To lead is to listen - Eikev 5781

In Judaism we do not see God; we hear God. To listen to God is to be open to God.and that is what Moses is saying throughout Devarim.

To lead is to listen - Eikev 5781