Beginning the Journey (Chayei Sarah 5781)
Rabbi Sacks z’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. The … Read more
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Answering the Call (Vayera 5781)
This year’s Covenant & Conversation series on “Lessons in Leadership” was originally written and recorded in 5774 (2014) and subsequently … Read more
The Courage not to Conform (Lech Lecha 5781)
This year’s Covenant & Conversation series on “Lessons in Leadership” was originally written and recorded in 5774 (2014) and subsequently … Read more
No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob (Vayishlach 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! One fact about this week’s parsha has long perplexed the commentators. After his … Read more
The Courage of Persistence (Toldot 5779)
There is a strange passage in the life of Isaac, ominous in its fore- shadowing of much of later Jewish … Read more
On Not Being a Victim (Re’eh 5778)
Making a series of programmes for the BBC on morality in the twenty-first century, I felt I had to travel … Read more
The Most Personal of Festivals
(an extract from the Koren Sacks Yom Kippur Mahzor) The day is intense. The process of preparation and prayer began … Read more
The Courage to Admit Mistakes (Acharei Mot 5776)
Some years ago I was visited by the then American ambassador to the Court of St James, Philip Lader. He … Read more
Feeling the Fear (Vayishlach 5776)
It is one of the most enigmatic episodes in the Torah, but also one of the most important, because it … Read more
The Courage to Live with Uncertainty (Noach 5776)
For each of us there are milestones on our spiritual journey that change the direction of our life and set … Read more
