Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Coronavirus – A mini Elul lecture series for 5780 from Rabbi Sacks

Appearance and Reality (Mikketz)

After twenty-two years and many twists and turns, Joseph and his brothers finally meet We sense the drama of the moment The last time they had been together, the brothers planned to kill Joseph and eventually sold him as a slave One of the reasons they did so is that they were angry at his reports about his dreams; he had twice dreamed that his brothers would bow down to him To them that... Read more

The keys to understanding American anti-Semitism — and fighting back (published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times — Purim and Hanukkah — are both about anti-Semitism There is one obvious difference between them: Haman, of the Purim story, wanted to kill Jews Antiochus, of the Hanukkah story, wanted to kill Judaism It was the difference between Nazi Germany and Soviet Communism But there is another difference that has... Read more