Be the Letter in the Scroll: Los Angeles Event
Celebrating the 20th anniversary edition of Rabbi Sacks’ acclaimed book
“I am a Jew because, knowing the story of my people, I hear their call to write the next chapter... I cannot be the missing letter in the scroll.”
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of comedy and conversation in Los Angeles to celebrate the 20th anniversary edition of A Letter in the Scroll on 10th November 2024.
Hosted by Alex Edelman, the evening featured a line-up including Rabbi Pini Dunner, Ariel Burger, Dr Miriam Heller Stern, Jonathan Prince, Peter Samuelson and Leslie Schapira.
Closing the event, Rabbi Sacks’ youngest daughter, Gila Sacks, said: “We find ourselves in the city of stories, in the presence of some of the most eminent storytellers around, who know better than anyone the power of a story to shape how we think, what we believe, of what we dream. And this evening we are celebrating a book which is, above all, simply a story – the story of what it is to be a Jew.”
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About the Book
A Letter in the Scroll was published during Rabbi Sacks’ first decade as Chief Rabbi. It remains a significant work on religious and Jewish identity.
A whiteboard animation based on the book’s closing chapter, “Why I Am A Jew,” became an instant success. In December 2023, a booklet containing that chapter - translated into Hebrew - was distributed to 50,000 IDF soldiers.