Remember the Past to Build the Future (A Thought for Purim)
If you’re driving through a Jewish area this Saturday night or Sunday, don’t be surprised if you see lots of … Read more
Tag: memory
The Danger of Outsourcing Morality – Read Rabbi Sacks’ speech on accepting the Templeton Prize
Prepared Remarks Beloved friends, The news that I had won this prize almost rendered me speechless, an event that would … Read more
Baroness Thatcher was a Parliamentary Boadicea
As the funeral service for Margaret Thatcher takes place today, I will be thinking not of the public person … Read more
Ekev (5768) – The Politics of Memory
IN EKEV MOSES SETS OUT A POLITICAL DOCTRINE OF SUCH WISDOM that it can never become redundant or obsolete. He … Read more
Do remember the past, but do not be held captive by it
“ALL Jews who are at all conscious of their identity as Jews are steeped in history,” wrote Isaiah Berlin. “They … Read more