Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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Throughout 5774, each of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks' Covenant & Conversation essays on the weekly Torah portion will be about leadership. What does the Torah say about it? What do its laws tell us about it? What do its stories reveal about it? Is there such a thing as Jewish leadership and if so what is it?

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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Episodes

What Do We Receive When We Give? (Terumah 5780) 26.02.2020 8:20

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Terumah 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/terumah-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

We will do and we will hear (Mishpatim 5780) 18.02.2020 10:45

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Mishpatim 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/mishpatim-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

"It’s love that guides our feet along the path to joy” (Thought for the Day) 14.02.2020 2:45

This is a recording of 'Thought for the Day', broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 14th February 2020. To read a transcript, please visit www. RabbiSacks.org.

The Universal and the Particular(Yitro 5780) 10.02.2020 10:23

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Yitro 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/yitro-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Crossing the Sea (Beshallach 5780) 05.02.2020 9:09

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Beshallach 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from http://rabbisacks.org/beshallach-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Writing My Own Chapter (Bo 5780) 29.01.2020 10:12

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Bo 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

The Weighing of the Heart (Vaera 5780) 20.01.2020 13:28

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vaera 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/vaera-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Faith in the Future (Shemot 5780) 15.01.2020 11:51

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Shemot 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/shemot-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Family, Faith and Freedom (Vayechi 5780) 06.01.2020 11:49

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayechi 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/vayechi-5780 Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

The Future of the Past (Vayigash 5780) 30.12.2019 8:51

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayigash 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/vayigash-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Joseph and the Risks of Power (Mikketz 5780) 23.12.2019 9:50

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Mikketz 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/mikketz-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

The Angel who did not know he was an Angel (Vayeshev 5780) 17.12.2019 9:35

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayeshev 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/vayeshev-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob (Vayishlach 5780) 09.12.2019 10:45

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayishlach 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from http://rabbisacks.org/vayishlach-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Laban the Aramean (Vayetse 5780) 03.12.2019 10:38

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayetse 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from http://rabbisacks.org/laban-the-aramean-vayetse-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Choose not to be a bystander but to confront racism head on (Thought for the Day) 28.11.2019 2:56

This is a recording of 'Thought for the Day', broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 28th November 2019. To read a transcript, please visit www. RabbiSacks.org.

Isaac and Eisav (Toldot 5780) 26.11.2019 9:23

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Toldot 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/isaac-and-eisav-toldot-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

Being honest to others is the best way of being honest to ourselves (Thought for the Day) 21.11.2019 2:53

This is a recording of the 'Thought for the Day' broadcast delivered by Rabbi Sacks this morning on BBC Radio 4. A link to the transcript, including a link to the survey he mentions, can be found here: https://bit.ly/2O6VMGZ.

To Have a Why (Chayei Sarah 5780) 19.11.2019 10:15

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/to-have-a-why-chayei-sarah-5780/ Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

“Is Our Most Famous Prayer a Prayer? The Counterpoint of Speaking and Listening in Avodat Hashem” 19.11.2019 29:00

on 31st October 2019, Rabbi Sacks spoke at an evening of celebration to mark the competition of the Noé Edition of the Koren Talmud Bavli which includes commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. Rabbi Sacks’ shiur was entitled “Is Our Most Famous Prayer a Prayer? The Counterpoint of Speaking and Listening in Avodat Hashem”. Listen to a recording of the 30-minute shiur and download the accom...

Negative Capability (Vayera 5780) 12.11.2019 10:12

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Vayera 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/vayera-5780/. Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

A Palace in Flames (Lech Lecha 5780) 06.11.2019 10:00

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Lech Lecha 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/a-palace-in-flames-lech-lecha-5780/. Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

The Light in the Ark (Noach 5780) 28.10.2019 10:31

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Noach 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from rabbisacks.org/noach-5780/. Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

The Genesis of Love (Covenant & Conversation - Bereishit 5780) 23.10.2019 10:13

Here is the audio recording of Rabbi Sacks' Covenant & Conversation commentary essay on the Torah portion of Bereishit 5780. You can download a PDF of this commentary, as well as an accompanying Family Edition, from http://rabbisacks.org/bereishit-5780/. Covenant & Conversation is kindly sponsored by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation.

"I Believe" - An Introduction to Covenant & Conversation 5780 16.10.2019 8:44

Covenant & Conversation is the name of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks' weekly commentary on the parsha. As he writes in the introduction to the 5780 series: "We don’t merely read the Torah. We bring to it our time, our lives, our most attentive listening, and our deepest existential commitments. My own beliefs have been formed in that ongoing conversation with the biblical text that is part of the Jewi...

Let My Teaching Drop as Rain (Haazinu 5780) 07.10.2019 10:01

"I am delighted to share with you the newest cycle of Covenant & Conversation essays on the weekly parsha (Torah reading). I am particularly excited to introduce a Family Edition accompaniment to this year's series which has two main aims. First, to present the ideas in Covenant & Conversation in a simplified way, making my ideas more accessible to children and teenagers. Second, to act as an educ...