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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.

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.
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

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

 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


Jonathan Sacks’s literary attempt to restore ‘the common good’

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’s new book, Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times is an impressive tour d’horizon of the state of the western world.


The keys to understanding and fighting antisemitism in the US

Antisemitism has little to do with Jews — they are its object, not its cause — and everything to do with dysfunction in the communities that harbor it.

Britain's Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks speaks during an interview at his home in London, April 17, 2002

GRAPEVINE: A wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Just a word in the dictionary.

DR. RUTH Westheimer celebrates her 90th birthday at the Celebrate Israel Parade.

GRAPEVINE: Just a word in the dictionary

If your name happens to be Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, retirement is nothing more than a word in your dictionary.

BENJI SIMON (left) and Avi Levy on the shore of the Kinneret with a ZAKA T-shirt and British flag.

WATCH: Rabbi Sacks and comedian Ashley Blaker debate the point of Purim

The central theme of the video is the ethos of Purim - is it to be funny, or to consider suffering and salvation? Is it about passing around presents, or caring for friends?

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and comedian Ashley Blaker in their Purim video.

Former PM Tony Blair presents Lord Rabbi Sacks with Lifetime Achievement award

Blair, who served concurrently during Sacks' tenure as Chief Rabbi of Britain, called him one of his "heroes."

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

Mike Pence sought help from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on his Knesset speech

"He considered it a great tribute to the Jewish people that someone like Vice President Pence would turn to a Jewish source for guidance on such matters.”

US Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem January 22, 2018

Watch: Lighting a Hanukka 'candle of hope' with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

“We are a global people, and must therefore use social media platforms and the world’s newest technologies to inspire us," said Rabbi Sacks.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Reflections on Balfour 100

As we mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks considers what it meant in 1917 – and what it means today.

Balfour

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