Posts Tagged: Jonathan Sacks Rabbi
Remembering Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
In these uncertain times, we all feel adrift, and in need of guidance, wisdom, and leadership. There was a man who offered the world all...
Finding the Courage to Be Different
Is character strictly personal -- either you are or aren’t calm, courageous, charismatic, etc. -- or does culture have a role to play? Does when and where you...
Our Story Has Yet to Be Fully Written
Different cultures tell different stories. The great novelists of the 19th century wrote fiction that is essentially ethical. Jane Austen and George Eliot explored the...
Religion, Like Fire, Can Burn – and We Must Guard the Flame
The shock is immense. For several weeks and many chapters - the longest prelude in the Torah - we have read of the preparations for...
Confronting Evil
After 9/11, when the horror and trauma had subsided, Americans found themselves asking what had happened and why. Was it a disaster? A tragedy? A...
Leaders Must Lead by Both Consensus and Command
What do you say to your successor? What advice do you give him or her? Vayelech is the place to look for the answer, because it is...
