Asseret Yamei Teshuvah
“The Ten Days of Repentance are the holy of holies of Jewish time. They begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and culminate 10 days later with Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement. At no other time do I feel so close to God, and I suspect the same is true for most Jews.” — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
1-10 Tishrei 5787
Begins: Sundown on Friday 11 September 2026
Ends: Nightfall on Monday 21 September 2026
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are festivals that ask us how we have lived thus far. Have we drifted? Have...
To mark the launch of 'Ceremony and Celebration: An Introduction to the Holidays' (published by Maggid Books in September 2017),...
As we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we invite you to take an hour to join Rabbi Sacks on an intellectual...
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Coronavirus – An Ellul lecture mini-series for 5780 (2020)
Kol Nidrei, the haunting melody that begins the holy of holies of Jewish time. As we approached Rosh Hashanah and...
In this video, Rabbi Sacks discusses the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset, and why Judaism, especially around...
In this video, Rabbi Sacks describes how Judaism sees us all as fallible; we all make mistakes and it is...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
In 2011, in advance of Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and Yom Kippur 5772, the Chief Rabbi Lord...
To mark Rosh Hashanah, Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks interviews four distinguished and engaging atheists in The Case For God?...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2009. Transcript Rabbi Sacks: On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2008. Transcript Narrator: The Jewish New Year. The Chief...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2007. Transcript Rabbi Sacks: If someone told you about...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast on the BBC in 2006. Transcript Reporters: A tipper truck, packed with explosives,...
Watch Rabbi Sacks’ Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2005. Transcript Reports on bombings… Rabbi Sacks: After the...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast on the BBC in 2003. Transcript Announcer: Now, BBC 1 reflections on the...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in September 2000. Transcript Rabbi Sacks: As we approach Rosh...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 1999. Transcript Rabbi Sacks: No idea has been more...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 1998. Transcript Announcer: preamble… Now on BBC1, as the...
Watch Rabbi Sacks’ Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 1997, in which he visits a drug rehabilitation centre...
Watch Rabbi Sacks’ Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast on the BBC in 1996. Transcript Rabbi Sacks: At this time of the...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 1995. Transcript Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the great...
Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the BBC in 1994. Transcript Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest...
On teshuvah and the spiritual drama of the Jewish New Year. Watch Rabbi Sacks' Rosh Hashanah programme, broadcast by the...
Essays and writings from Rabbi Sacks' extensive body of work
ARTICLES
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the start of the Jewish year, here are ten short ideas which...
ARTICLES
The Ten Days of Repentance are the holy of holies of Jewish time. They begin this Wednesday evening with Rosh Hashanah,...
REFLECTIONS
These six reflections written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks cover themes appropriate to this time of year, including teshuvah, self-change,...
STATEMENTS
The Chief Rabbi Sacks’ pre-Rosh Hashanah message, written in 2010 as an introduction to the United Synagogue’s Guide to Tishrei and shared with communities across...
REFLECTIONS
Image: The Book of Life - by Shraga Weil (Safra Gallery, Jerusalem, www.safrai.com) In 2007, the Chief Rabbi recorded a...
ARTICLES, BOOK EXTRACTS
DOWNLOAD PDF Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days between are the time when we come closest to God – reflecting...
ARTICLES, REFLECTIONS
When Rosh Hashanah approached, Rabbi Sacks would craft short yet profound messages to Jewish communities. Drawing on key moments from...
ARTICLES, L'EYLAH ARTICLES
Issue 46 - printed September 1998 Download
ARTICLES, L'EYLAH ARTICLES
This Rosh Hashanah issue contains something of the me'inyana de'yoma, bearing on the themes of the Days of Penitence. In...
