Is Our Most Famous Prayer a Prayer?
On Thursday 31st October, Rabbi Sacks had the privilege of delivering a short shiur – a “Talmud Talk” – as … Read more
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C&C Family Edition: A Portable Home (Terumah 5779)
TERUMAH: A PORTABLE HOME Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi … Read more
When the “I” is Silent (Vayetse 5779)
This week’s parsha relates a powerful, primal vision of prayer: Jacob, alone and far from home, lies down for the … Read more
C&C Family Edition: When the “I” is Silent (Vayetse 5779)
VAYETSE: WHEN THE “I” IS SILENT Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office … Read more
The Challenge of Jewish Repentance (published in the Wall Street Journal)
The Ten Days of Repentance are the holy of holies of Jewish time. They begin this Wednesday evening with Rosh Hashanah, … Read more
Understanding Prayer: Heart, Mind and Soul – Transcripts
Spiritual Exercise (1/10) Prayer is to the human spirit what exercise is to the human body. I try to … Read more
Understanding Prayer: Heart, Mind and Soul
As we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, join Rabbi Sacks in a series of ten short videos to learn … Read more
Prayer, meditation and ritual are fitness trackers for the soul (Thought for the Day)
My eye was caught by two news items in close succession. The first was about a law case being taken … Read more
Understanding Sacrifice (Tzav 5776)
One of the most difficult elements of the Torah and the way of life it prescribes is the phenomenon of … Read more
The Power of Gratitude (Ekev 5775)
In the early 1990s one of the great medical research exercises of modern times took place. It became known as … Read more
