Mount Sinai and the Birth of Freedom (Yitro 5779)
The revelation at Mount Sinai – the central episode not only of the parsha of Yitro, but of Judaism … Read more
The revelation at Mount Sinai – the central episode not only of the parsha of Yitro, but of Judaism … Read more
I’ve been doing Thought for the Day for thirty years but I never thought that in 2018 I would still … Read more
Whose idea was it to send the spies? According to this week’s sedra, it was God. The Lord said to Moses, … Read more
Why did Moses tell Pharaoh, if not a lie, then less than the full truth? Here is the conversation between … Read more
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held an event at the National Press Club on April 11, … Read more
Hanukkah is the festival on which Jews celebrate their victory in the fight for religious freedom more than two thousand … Read more
In 1991, I lit Hanukkah candles with Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the Soviet Union. After the ceremony he asked, … Read more
On Thursday 16th January, Rabbi Sacks spoke in a debate in the House of Lords regarding the ethical slaughter of … Read more