Rabbi jonathan sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’s new book, Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times is an impressive tour d’horizon of the state of the western world.

72% of American Jews either identified more strongly with Israel than before or identified as strongly as before.

Creation being called “good,” during the first five days of creation, reminds us of the value of our world’s multiplicity.

Remarkably, the group recently made their 10th trip to Israel to entertain residents on the fringes of the Gaza Strip – every performance at no charge.

Former chief rabbi sees Labour leader as existential threat to Jewish community.

Sacks labeled Corbyn “an antisemite” who has backed “racists, terrorists and dealers of hate,” in an interview with the New Statesman, comments which made headlines throughout the UK press.

Sacks said Corbyn’s speech had been divisive and hateful, and undermined the existence of an entire group of British citizens by depicting them as essentially alien.

The central theme of the video is the ethos of Purim - is it to be funny, or to consider suffering and salvation? Is it about passing around presents, or caring for friends?

Blair, who served concurrently during Sacks' tenure as Chief Rabbi of Britain, called him one of his "heroes."

"He considered it a great tribute to the Jewish people that someone like Vice President Pence would turn to a Jewish source for guidance on such matters.”