The 2024 Sacks Conversation
National Library of Israel – 21 November 2024
The 2024 Sacks Conversation will commemorate the 4th yahrzeit of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and mark the dedication of the Rabbi Sacks Archive at the National Library of Israel.
United States Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew will be in conversation with Rachel Sharansky Danziger.
Thursday, 21 November 2024 at 8:00 pm
at the National Library of Israel
Ticket price: ₪40
With appreciation for the support of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe.
The event will be held in English.
Featuring
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
Rachel Sharansky Danziger is a Jerusalem-born writer and educator. She writes about Judaism, history, and life in Israel, and explores storytelling in the Hebrew Bible as a teacher in various learning institutions.
Jack Lew
Jack Lew is Ambassador of the United States to Israel. Ambassador Lew previously served as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury, White House Chief of Staff and twice as Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Previous Sacks Conversations
An Interfaith Panel in Carnegie Hall
The Sacks Conversation 2023 event in Carnegie Hall in New York kept in mind the theme of To Heal A Fractured World. It showcased an interfaith panel with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Imam Abdullah Antepli, and Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, chaired by the President of Yale University.
President Isaac Herzog in conversation with Dr. Erica Brown
On 13 September 2022, the second annual Sacks Conversation took place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem between President Isaac Herzog and Dr. Erica Brown, Director of the Sacks-Herenstein Center at Yeshiva University.
Tony Blair in conversation with Matthew d’Ancona
The Rt. Hon Tony Blair and Matthew d’Ancona launched the Sacks Conversation at Spencer House, London, on 11 October 2021. They discussed the continuing impact of Rabbi Sacks’ teachings and ideas on public policy and society today.