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.
Remember the past but do not be held captive by it. Still, in today’s fast-moving culture, we undervalue acts of remembering.
Jews were hated because of their religion, then.they were hated because of their race, now they are hated because of their nation state
Maimonides sets out a surprisingly contemporary account of Judaism as a training in emotional intelligence. Moses' anger as an example.
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.
The Jewish people categorise all the victims of the Holocaust and later, all terror victims, as “those who died al kiddush Hashem.”
A collection of resources for learning about Israel's special days and teaching them to the family.
This parsha tells the story of one of the greatest, if rarely acknowledged, contributions of Judaism to the world.
Rabbi Sacks accompanies your Seder and the entire holiday in this choice of his unforgettable thoughts.
Sacrifices divert the destructive energy of violent reciprocity. But justice could do the same, if society reached that level.
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 three ways in whichl lighting the Menorah is comparable to educating chlldren.
Bad things may happen but God has already given us the remedy if we know where to look for it.
If knowledge, emotion, and reason lead us to be moral, why is it that humans hate, harm and kill?
Understanding the logical structure of the Ten Commandments, Many alternatives have been tried for these laws, and most have ended in tears.
In today’s terminology, the Egyptians were rational, the Amalekites were not. Only with rational actors there can be negotiated peace.
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?’”
Enslaving others, Pharaoh himself became enslaved. He became a prisoner of the values he himself had espoused.
This parasha has the first recorded instance in history of civil disobedience.
Truth and peace are both values, but which do we choose when they conflict? Not everyone among the rabbinic Sages agreed.
As we celebrate Chanukah, here are a number of different resources from Rabbi Sacks zt"l about the Festival of Light! Hannukah sameach!
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.
President Herzog on late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: He became a masterful articulator of the Jewish foundation of universal values.
"Over this last year,I lost a brother but gained a giant." Alan Sacks says in a special interview with Arutz Sheva
New center inaugurated at Yeshiva University in honor of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 1 year after his passing.
First Lady gives keynote speech at Detroit yeshiva, paying tribute to former Chief Rabbi of Britain, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
A deep and enlightening article that exemplifies the wisdom of the rabbi and mentor who passed away one year ago.
Covenant introduces moral law. A moral law is not the same as a scientific law. Scientific laws describe, whereas moral laws prescribe.
A selection of articles and videos of interest from the Rabbi Sacks archive on the holiday of Sukkot:
The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the Sukkot holiday: 'You can experience eternity in a moment - all you have to do is celebrate.'
To know who we are is, in large part, to understand the story or stories of which we are a part.
Biblical kings had prophets to guide them, but they continued to learn. That is the mark of a statesman rather than a politician.
We are a small nation. We are smaller than many of our neighbouring nations. But we are different.
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.
We may be the fewest of all peoples, but when we heed God’s call, we have the ability,to mend and transform the world.
The negotiation between Moses and the 2 tribes in our parsha follows closely the principles arrived at by the Harvard Negotiation Project,
Questions, stories and points for discussion on the saddest period of the Jewish Year.
Some say that the loss of a sibling is harder to bear than the loss of a parent - Moses has to deal with that bereavement in this parasha.
What was wrong with Korach and his fellow agitators? He wanted power. HIs followers each had their reasons to feel resentful toward Moses.
In 2017,Rabbi Sacks spoke about the impact the Six Day War had on him as a young student at university..
The good news is: there once was a Moses. Because of him, the people survived. The bad news is: what happens when there is no Moses?