Jonathan sacks

Editor's Notes: Even after his death, Rabbi Sacks' idea of antisemitism stays dangerously relevant

In Sacks' European Parliament speech, he described antisemitism as a virus that defeats the immune system by constantly changing its structure.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByZVIKA KLEIN

Jewish New Yorkers rally in support of Israel during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

A Jewish speaker, a new mayor, and a signal to New York’s Jews - opinion

I still believe New York can choose life over death, courage over fear, and unity over the easy politics of scapegoating. But that choice begins with what you decide to protect on your first day.

JANUARY 18, 2026|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

My Word: The forces of light and darkness - opinion

A Hanukkah candlelighting in Australia became the scene of a terror attack, showing how appeasement of global antisemitism now spills into deadly violence.

DECEMBER 19, 2025|ByLIAT COLLINS

MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION site off Jaffa Road, not far from the city entrance (and opposite where ‘Jerusalem Post’ staff work amid the cacophany).

Grapevine: Residents amid rubble

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 25, 2025|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

The particular universality of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

To mark Rabbi Sacks' shloshim, Bishop Robert Stearns offers a tribute to Sacks from a non-Jewish perspective.

DECEMBER 7, 2020ByBISHOP ROBERT STEARNS

RABBI LORD Jonathan Sacks speaks at St. Mary’s University College Chapel in London in September.

A salute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – a light unto his nation

Sacks was possessed of a combination of qualities not often found together in one individual ‒ a towering intellect allied to deep human compassion and understanding.

DECEMBER 6, 2020ByNEVILLE TELLER

Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks at Lambeth Palace in 2001 after being honored as a doctor of divinity in recognition of his leadership in the Jewish community and his contribution to inter-faith relations

Pedagogy of difference: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and education

The educational import of Rabbi Sacks’s open but religiously grounded social philosophy comes down to one simple truth: To know oneself.

DECEMBER 5, 2020ByHANAN ALEXANDER

Jewish organizations produce video tribute in memory of Rabbi Sacks

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the much respected former chief rabbi of the UK, died at the age of 72 earlier in November.

DECEMBER 1, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lord Jonathan Sacks, theologian, author, and former Chief Rabbi of the UK.

Watch: The best of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who passed away Saturday, was revered throughout the world as an innovative and inspiring thinker and an ambassador for faith and morality.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByZEV STUB

Former prime minister Tony Blair presents Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks with a Lifetime Achievement award at the Jewish News' Night of Heroes

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, a ‘prince of God’

Rabbi Sacks was a prince of God, a prince of dignity, a prince of kindness, a prince of eloquence, a prince of wisdom.

NOVEMBER 14, 2020ByRABBI WARREN GOLDSTEIN

Pope Benedict XVI receives a gift by Lord Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, during a private audience at the Vatican in 2011.

Jewish ideas, belief in Western modernity set Rabbi Sacks apart - analysis

The rabbi’s soaring rhetoric ignited the desire of all who heard him to be religiously and communally engaged and captivated Jews of both little and great knowledge.

NOVEMBER 8, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON