Posts Tagged: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Can Light the Way Forward for Today’s Challenges
Last week, the Safra Center in New York City held an event commemorating the 20th anniversary edition of Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ A Letter in...
Global Response to Oct. 7 Shows the ‘Collapse of Morality,’ Says Israel’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism
Israel's special envoy for combating antisemitism on Wednesday night lamented what she described as the global "collapse of morality" revealed in the world's response to...
New Leaders Must Have Continuity With the Past, But Vision and Courage for a Brighter Tomorrow
In his 2015 book, Lessons in Leadership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote: “Leaders must have the strength to know what they cannot be if they are to...
Marking the Yahrzeit of Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The passing of former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was a shock that occurs rarely in one’s life. It was like seeing a picture of a...
Can Faith Help Us Stop Hating Our Neighbors?
JNS.org - Just how sick is America in 2021? Los Angeles Times columnist Virginia Heffernan provided the country with an answer that has provoked scorn...
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...
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Spoke to People of All Faiths
The world continues to remember Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of England, who passed away last week at the age of 72. Rabbi...
Remembering Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
This week, we all grieve the loss of a very great man, scholar, and teacher, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Zeicher Tzadik Livracha. Many have spoken and...
New York Times Writes Jerusalem Out of Jewish Wedding Ceremony
The New York Times style section has recently developed a strange fascination bordering on obsession with Jewish weddings. This goes beyond merely reporting Jewish weddings...
The Duality of Jewish Time
Time plays an enormous role in Judaism. The first thing that God declared holy was a day -- Shabbat -- at the conclusion of creation. The...
New York Times Erroneously Claims ‘Jewish Time Is Circular’
A New York Times book review begins: When I was a student in yeshiva, I asked one of the rabbis why Jews talk so much. We...
Looking to the Past for Lessons on How to Live Today (REVIEW)
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ latest book, Not In God’s Name, deals with the literal and figurative meaning of the commandment, “Do not take the Lord’s name on vain.”...
Britain’s Former Chief Rabbi Tackles the Roots of Islamist Terror in New Book (INTERVIEW)
An ominous shadow has swept across the Middle East and North Africa, leaving chaos and carnage in its wake. Mad men armed with Kalashnikovs and depraved...
What Makes Us Human? It’s Time for a Conversation
My eye was caught yesterday by a photo of a charming Chinese lady known to her friends as Yangyang. She has long hair, a fetching...
