We are delighted to bring you a Facebook Live pre-Rosh Hashanah conversation between Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Israeli journalist, Torah teacher and author Sivan Rahav Meir, moderated by Rabbi Andrew Shaw, CEO of Mizrachi UK. This event is hosted by Mizrachi UK, World Mizrachi, The Office of Rabbi Sacks and Yeshiva University. Shana tova u’metukah!
Rabbi Sacks in conversation with Sivan Rahav Meir, hosted by Mizrachi UK
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Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition
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Morality matters more than ever in a world divided by fear and faithlessness
What happens to national identity when everything holding a nation together disintegrates or disappears What happens to society when the focus of a culture is on the self and its icon, the “selfie” What happens when Google filters and Facebook friends divide us into non-communicating sects of the like-minded And what happens to morality when the mantra is no longer “We’re all in this... Read moreBooks
Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
The Torah is an encounter between past and present, moment and eternity, that frames Jewish consciousness. In this first volume … Read more
