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Radical Then, Radical Now: Exploring the Legacy of the World’s Oldest Religion (also published as A Letter in the Scroll)

…materialism 35, 36 McCartney, Paul 26 Meaning of History, The (Berdyayev) 36 Melchizedek 114 Mendel of Kotsk, Rabbi Menahem 154 Merneptah stele 31 Mesopotamia 49, 59, 64, 73, 75, 143, 169 Micah 93, 120, 142, 160 midrash 52, 55, 56, 98, 180 Mill, John Stuart 114 mishkan (tabernacle in wilderness) 153 mishpat (justice-as-reciprocity) 120 mishpatim (judgements) 164 monarchy 118, 145…

Interfaith Dialogue

…Bechukotai) On Judaism and Islam (Covenant & Conversation, Chayei Sarah) Particular Paths to a Universal God (Covenant & Conversation, Yitro) Loving the Stranger (Covenant & Conversation, Mishpatim) The Universal and the Particular (Covenant & Conversation, Mikketz) Minority Rights (Covenant & Conversation, Behar) The Home We Build Together (Covenant & Conversation, Terumah) Short Quotes from Rabbi Sacks on Interfaith Dialogue To…

The Gift of Giving

…stories and ideas of Rabbi Sacks scholars. Henry Grunwald OBE KC is President of World Jewish Relief. He chaired the Rabbi Sacks Legacy’s Board of Trustees from its foundation in 2013 to 2022. A Closer Look Henry Grunwald now shares his reflections on Rabbi Sacks and his writings on Mishpatim. What is your favourite quote from Rabbi Sacks’ essay this…

An Introduction to the Book of Leviticus

…Regulatory rules, as their name implies, regulate something that exists independently of the rules. There were employers and employees before there was employment law. A practice exists and then come the laws to ensure fairness, justice, and so on. In Judaism, mishpatim, social legislation, is of this kind. Constitutive laws create a practice. The laws of chess create the game…

The Hidden Meaning of the Bilam Story

The Parsha in a Nutshell Balak is the king of Moav, a country next to the Land of Israel. He becomes scared when he hears that the Israelites are heading his way. Together with the elders of Midian (another country near Israel), he tries to hire the famous non-Jewish prophet Bilam to curse the Israelites. Bilam asks God what he…

Koren Publishers launch new Tanach with Sacks translation

Koren Publishers have launched a new Magerman edition of the Koren Tanach featuring, for the first time, the complete translation of Chumash by Rabbi Sacks zt”l. You can order your copy here and view the opening pages below. Peek Inside…

Vision and Details

There must be a vision to inspire us, telling us why we should do what we are asked to do. There must be a narrative: this is what happened, this is who we are and this is why the vision is so important to us. Then there must be the law, the code, the fastidious attention to detail, that allow…

Love the Stranger

The Torah asks, why should you not hate the stranger? Because you once stood where he stands now. You know the heart of the stranger because you were once a stranger in the land of Egypt. If you are human, so is he. If he is less than human, so are you. You must fight the hatred in your heart…

Action Unites Us

“We will do and we will understand,” means: we will do in the same way; we will understand in our own way. I believe that action unites us, leaving us space to find our own way to faith….

Empathy for Change

If you seek to change anyone’s behaviour, you have to enter into their mindset, and then say the word or do the deed that speaks to their emotions, not yours….