Art in Judaism
Art in Judaism always has a spiritual purpose: to make us aware of the universe as a work of art, testifying to the supreme Artist, God…
Art in Judaism always has a spiritual purpose: to make us aware of the universe as a work of art, testifying to the supreme Artist, God…
I believe that creating community takes hard work, and that few things in life are more worthwhile. Building something with others, I discover the joy of becoming part of something greater than I could ever achieve…
The highest achievement is not self-expression but self-limitation: making space for something other and different from…
We find God in community. We develop virtue, strength of character, and a commitment to the common good in community. Community is local. It is society with a human face. It is not government. It is not the people we pay to look after the welfare of others. It is the work we do ourselves,…
Daily prayer and other regular rituals are so important. What affects us at moments of temptation is not so much background belief but the act of bringing that belief into…
The Greeks, and many in the Western World who inherited their tradition, believed in the holiness of beauty (Keats’ “Beauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”). Jews believed in the opposite: hadrat kodesh, the beauty of holiness: “Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship…
Download the flyer > ENGLISH VERSION (ZIP) > HEBREW VERSION (ZIP) Global Day of Learning in Schools 2023 > GO TO SCHOOLS PAGE Please join us in November to remember Rabbi Sacks’ impact on the Jewish world and beyond, learning and teaching his Torah. The 2023 theme is “The Home We Build Together”, a concept that resonated deeply with Rabbi…