

The Office of Rabbi Sacks
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
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.
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2022 • 13min
The Circumcision of Desire (Rabbi Sacks on Tazria, Covenant & Conversation)
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 material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015.
Covenant & Conversation on Ethics is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l.

Mar 23, 2022 • 11min
Fire: Holy and Unholy - Rabbi Sacks on Shemini, Covenant & Conversation
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 material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015.
Covenant & Conversation on Ethics is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l.

Mar 15, 2022 • 11min
Violence and the Sacred(Rabbi Sacks on Tzav, Covenant & Conversation)
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 other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015.
Covenant & Conversation on Ethics is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l.

Mar 9, 2022 • 10min
Why Do We Sacrifice? (Rabbi Sacks on Vayikra, Covenant & Conversation)
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, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015.

Jan 19, 2022 • 3min
Religion isnt Science
Thought for the Day - 8th September 2010

Dec 23, 2021 • 22min
Pesach: The Birth of the Jewish Nation
Here is a recording of a shiur Rabbi Sacks gave at the Yeshiva High School for Boys on 19th March 2014.

Dec 23, 2021 • 1h 5min
A Conversation with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at The Jewish Center
The following shiur and Q&A with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks were recorded at Yeshiva University on 16th March 2016.

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Dec 23, 2021 • 38min
A Guide for the Perplexed at the Seder Night: How Maimonides Can Help Us Understand the Exodus
The following shiur was recorded at Yeshiva University on 26th March 2017.

Dec 22, 2021 • 21min
Purim Inspiration: Even You Can Change The World
This shiur was recorded at the Bnei Akiva School in Toronto on 16th March 2016.

Dec 22, 2021 • 52min
Haman: The First Antisemite
This shiur was originally delivered by Rabbi Sacks at Yeshiva University on 2nd February 2014.