A D’var Torah by Rabbi Sacks on Vayakhel-Pekudei in the age of the coronavirus pandemic
TRANSCRIPT – Click here to download as a PDF Friends throughout the world, This is an extraordinary moment for the … Read more
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Rabbi Sacks on the coronavirus pandemic (Extended Newsnight interview)
On Tuesday 17th March, Rabbi Sacks was interviewed by Emily Maitlis on BBC Newsnight about how the themes of his … Read more
A Palace in Flames (Lech Lecha 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Why Abraham? That is the question that haunts us when we read the opening … Read more
Philosophy or Prophecy? (Va’etchanan 5777)
What was the first commandment? On this there are two fascinating disagreements in Judaism. One was between Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) … Read more
Human’s uniqueness is not in intelligence which can be artificial, but in loving and being loved
According to a report in yesterday’s press, scientists at Ohio State University have trained computers to read emotions. They’ve developed … Read more
Va’etchanan (5773) – Philosophy or Prophecy
One of the most profound disagreements in Judaism is that between Moses Maimonides and Judah Halevi on the meaning of … Read more
Letters to the Next Generation: Reflections on Yom Kippur
Published to coincide with Yom Kippur 5770, Letters to the Next Generation: Reflections on Yom Kippur is a collection of … Read more
Va’etchanan (5769) – Philosophy or Prophecy
One of the most profound disagreements in Judaism is that between Moses Maimonides and Judah Halevi on the meaning of … Read more
Ten Days, Ten Ways: Paths to the Divine Presence
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days between are the time when we come closest to God – reflecting on our … Read more
Behar-Bechukotei (5767) – The Chronological Imagination
I WANT, IN THIS STUDY, to look at one of Judaism’s most distinctive and least understood characteristics – the chronological … Read more
