The Rabbi Sacks Legacy
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.
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Nov 6, 2017 • 3min
Fake news erodes the moral ecology on which liberty depends (Thought for the Day)
Rabbi Sacks delivered the 'Thought for the Day' on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 3rd November in which he spoke about the challenged posed to society by the phenomenon of "fake news".
Nov 1, 2017 • 7min
C&C 5778 - Vayera - The Space Between Us
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it. Judaism contains life-changing ideas.
Each week as part of his Covenant & Conversation series for 5778, Rabbi Sacks will explore a single life-changing idea in the Hebrew Bible. You can download a written version of his commentary from www.RabbiSacks.org.
Covenant and Conversation 5778 is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l.
Oct 30, 2017 • 25min
Rabbi Sacks accepts The Irving Kristol Award from the American Enterprise Institute
On 24th October 2017, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks received the American Enterprise Institute's Irving Kristol Award at a gala dinner in Washington DC.
The Irving Kristol Award is the highest honour conferred by the American Enterprise Institute. AEI gives the award annually to an individual who has made exceptional intellectual and practical contributions to improve government policy, social welfare, or political understanding.
Oct 23, 2017 • 8min
Inner-Directedness | Lech Lecha, Covenant & Conversation 5778
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it. Judaism contains life-changing ideas.
Each week as part of his Covenant & Conversation series for 5778, Rabbi Sacks will explore a single life-changing idea in the Hebrew Bible. You can download a written version of his commentary from www.RabbiSacks.org.
Covenant and Conversation 5778 is kindly supported by the Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation in memory of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl z”l.
Oct 17, 2017 • 7min
The Trace of God | Noach, Covenant & Conversation 5778
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it. Judaism contains life-changing ideas. Each week as part of his Covenant & Conversation series for 5778, Rabbi Sacks will explore a single life-changing idea in the Hebrew Bible. You can download a written version of his commentary from www.RabbiSacks.org.
Oct 10, 2017 • 11min
The Faith of God | Bereishit, Covenant & Conversation 5778
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it. Judaism contains life-changing ideas. Each week as part of his Covenant & Conversation series for 5778, Rabbi Sacks will explore a single life-changing idea in the Hebrew Bible. You can download a written version of his commentary from www.RabbiSacks.org.
Oct 10, 2017 • 12min
Judaism's Life-Changing Ideas | An Introduction to Covenant & Conversation 5778
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it. Judaism contains life-changing ideas. Each week as part of his Covenant & Conversation series for 5778, Rabbi Sacks will explore a single life-changing idea in the Hebrew Bible. You can download a written version of his commentary from www.RabbiSacks.org.
Oct 3, 2017 • 53min
Lessons From Kohelet - A Sukkot Shiur By Rabbi Sacks
Listen to a Sukkot shiur by Rabbi Sacks to discover what it is about the book of Kohelet that makes it such a relevant text for today's society.
Sep 17, 2017 • 1h 1min
Confusing Satan - Pre-Rosh Hashanah shiur by Rabbi Sacks
To mark the launch of 'Ceremony and Celebration: An Introduction to the Holidays' (published by Maggid Books), Rabbi Sacks delivered a pre-Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur shiur entitled 'Confusing Satan'. Before listening, please download the accompanying source sheet here: http://rabbisacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RH-5778-source-sheet.pdf.
Sep 15, 2017 • 46min
Understanding Prayer: Heart, Mind and Soul
This track is the audio versions for a series of ten videos Rabbi Sacks produced called 'Understanding Prayer: Heart, Mind and Soul'. These videos - and transcripts - can be viewed at www.RabbiSacks.org/Prayer.
Jews around the world are approaching the High Holy Days of the Jewish year - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is the spiritual high moment of the Judaism and a time when we focus intensely on our prayers and how we want to live our lives, where we have succeeded and where we might have failed. As Jews prepare for the new Jewish year, join Rabbi Sacks in a series of ten short videos to learn what prayer really is and how it can change your life.
