>What's the point of religion? (2011)
Watch Rabbi Sacks’ Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2011 (5772). This instalment was titled “What’s the point of religion?”. The programme features interviews with Professor Robert Putnam and Lord Glassman.
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