God Desires Freedom
At the heart of Judaism is the idea – way ahead of its time, and not always fully realised – that the free God desires the free worship of free human…
At the heart of Judaism is the idea – way ahead of its time, and not always fully realised – that the free God desires the free worship of free human…
With the revelation at Sinai, something unprecedented entered the human horizon, though it would take centuries, millennia, before its full implications were understood. At Sinai, the politics of freedom was…
I believe this ability to be both particular in our identity and universal in our commitment to the human future is one of the most important messages we, as Jews, have to deliver in the 21st century. We are different, but we are human. Therefore let us work together to solve the problems that can only be solved…
If you find yourself in a situation of conflict that threatens to break something apart, framing a covenant will help keep people together. There are certain things we can do together that none of us can do…
At the heart of Judaism is the idea – way ahead of its time, and not always fully realised – that the free God desires the free worship of free human beings. God, said the rabbis, does not act tyrannically with His…
Holiness is the space we make for the Otherness of God – by listening, not speaking; by being, not doing; by allowing ourselves to be acted on rather than acting. It means disengaging from that flow of activity whereby we impose our human purposes on the world, thereby allowing space for the Divine purpose to emerge. All holiness is a…
The very terms of creation involve a paradox. Without God the universe would not exist; but the presence of God threatens the existence of anything apart from Him. “No man,” says God, “can see Me and live” (Exodus…
A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible I Believe is a personal and intimate demonstration of how Rabbi Sacks came to see the world through listening attentively to the Torah and its message for the present and all times. This is the latest book in the Covenant & Conversation series of themed books, written by Rabbi Sacks on the weekly Torah portion. The…
Why Am I Bound By a Covenant I Didn’t Personally Agree To? Exploring Rabbi Sacks’ answers to the ultimate question in Judaism: What Obligates Me To Keep The Torah? Download in English Download in Hebrew Download in Spanish Download in French Download in German BACKGROUND The covenant of Sinai was when God gave the Torah to the Jewish people, on…