Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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Follow the audio shiurim, lectures and speeches of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, global religious leader, philosopher, author of over 30 books and moral voice for our time. Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth between September 1991 and September 2013. A full biography - together with an extensive online archive of Rabbi Sacks' work - is available at www.rabbisacks.org or you can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @rabbisacks.

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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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Sanctifying the Name (Rabbi Sacks on Emor, Covenant & Conversation) 04.05.2022 11:22

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Emor available to read, print, and share, by visiting: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/emor/sanctifying-the-name/ For more articles, videos, and other material fr...

From Priest to People (Rabbi Sacks on Kedoshim, Covenant & Conversation) 27.04.2022 9:23

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Kedoshim available to read, print, download translations, and share, by visiting: www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/kedoshim/from-priest-to-people/ For more art...

The Scapegoat (Rabbi Sacks on Acharei Mot, Covenant & Conversation) 27.04.2022 12:38

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Acharei Mot available to read, print, and share, by visiting: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/acharei-mot/the-scapegoat/ For more articles, videos, and other mate...

The Power of Shame (Rabbi Sacks on Metzora, Covenant & Conversation) 06.04.2022 12:17

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Metzora available to read, print, download translations, and share, by visiting: /covenant-conversation/metzora/the-power-of-shame/ For more articles, videos, and othe...

The Circumcision of Desire (Rabbi Sacks on Tazria, Covenant & Conversation) 30.03.2022 12:47

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Shemini available to read, print, and share, by visiting: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/tazria/the-circumcision-of-desire/ For more articles, videos, and other...

Fire: Holy and Unholy - Rabbi Sacks on Shemini, Covenant & Conversation 23.03.2022 10:15

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Shemini available to read, print, and share, by visiting: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/shemini/fire-holy-and-unholy/ For more articles, videos, and other mater...

Violence and the Sacred(Rabbi Sacks on Tzav, Covenant & Conversation) 15.03.2022 11:20

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examines the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Tzav available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/tzav/violence-and-the-sacred/ For more articles, videos, and ot...

Why Do We Sacrifice? (Rabbi Sacks on Vayikra, Covenant & Conversation) 09.03.2022 9:37

Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays examine the ethics we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. Covenant & Conversation on Ethics is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l. For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, pleas...

Religion isnt Science 19.01.2022 3:18

Thought for the Day - 8th September 2010

Pesach: The Birth of the Jewish Nation 23.12.2021 22:29

Here is a recording of a shiur Rabbi Sacks gave at the Yeshiva High School for Boys on 19th March 2014.

A Conversation with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at The Jewish Center 23.12.2021 1:04:56

The following shiur and Q&A with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks were recorded at Yeshiva University on 16th March 2016.

A Guide for the Perplexed at the Seder Night: How Maimonides Can Help Us Understand the Exodus 23.12.2021 38:01

The following shiur was recorded at Yeshiva University on 26th March 2017.

Purim Inspiration: Even You Can Change The World 22.12.2021 20:38

This shiur was recorded at the Bnei Akiva School in Toronto on 16th March 2016.

Haman: The First Antisemite 22.12.2021 51:31

This shiur was originally delivered by Rabbi Sacks at Yeshiva University on 2nd February 2014.

Prayer: The Genius of the Sages 22.12.2021 1:11:34

Here is a recording of a shiur delivered by Rabbi Sacks as part of Yeshiva University's Kollel Yom Rishon on 14th September 2014.

Kiddush Hashem in a Complicated World 22.12.2021 1:08:19

Here is a recording of a shiur delivered by Rabbi Sacks at the Bet Knesset Feigenson in Beit Shemesh, Israel on 10th November 2013.

Free Will and Divine Foreknowledge 21.12.2021 1:01:43

This is a recording of a shiur at Eretz HaTzvi by the Chief Rabbi Sacks on Free Will and Divine Foreknowledge including short Q&A. It was recorded on 10th March 2011.

Inspiring the Next Generation 21.12.2021 1:10:20

This recording is of the opening session of the Yom Iyun marking the centennial of Yeshiva University's High School for Boys on 18th December 2016 and featured Rabbi Sacks, YU President Richard Joel, Rabbi Dr Ari Berman, and Rabbi Josh Kahn.

Judaism's Unique Concept of Freedom 21.12.2021 1:00:20

Originally delivered at Yeshiva University on 17th April 2016.

Rabbinic Leadership in the 21st Century 21.12.2021 55:22

The following shiur was delivered by Rabbi Sacks at Yeshiva University on 19th March 2014.

Rabbi Sacks: Ruth B. Wildes Memorial Lecture 2012 21.12.2021 1:30:28

Rabbi Sacks delivered the Ruth B. Wildes Memorial Lecture on 1st December 2012 at Yeshiva University.

True Path to Inner Happiness 21.12.2021 42:19

The following shiur was delivered at Yeshiva University on 28th January 2014.

The Importance of Faith 21.12.2021 44:37

Delivered to Mechina students at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University on 6th February 2014.

The Dangers of Autonomy 21.12.2021 34:50

Originally recorded at Yeshiva University on 19th March 2014.