Rabbi jonathan sacks

'Engaging the Essence': The Lubavitcher Rebbe as philosopher - review

While the Rebbe did not write a system, he spoke to occasions for 40 years. Bronstein anchors the structure of the Rebbe’s talks in his first discourse of 1951.

CHABAD ‘SHLUCHIM’ gather in front of 770 Eastern Parkway, New York, in 2022.
Rabbi Sacks program reaches 70,000 Israeli students in second year.

Wounded 'Amazing Race' star brings Rabbi Sacks’ message to Israeli students

U2 SINGER Bono poses during a photocall for ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France, last year.

Your Investments: Avoid repeating financial blunders

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

What Moses would have asked about the Board of Peace - comment


Parashat Vayetze: Light in dark times

To try, to fall, to fear, and yet to keep going: that is what it takes to be a leader. That was Jacob, the man who at the lowest ebbs of his life had his greatest visions of heaven. 

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day - opinion

The Jewish practice of counting our blessings encourages us to recognize and appreciate the sustenance in our lives. This regular acknowledgment can foster a lasting sense of gratitude.

Father and son in a synagogue

Rabbi Sacks’ unveiled archives reveal ties to prince Charles and the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Letters to and from Rabbi Sacks reveal his role as a global connector and thoughtful religious leader.

 Speakers at the Sacks Convention in Jerusalem last week.

This week in Jewish history: The Black Death pogroms, death of Rabbi Sacks

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 An artistic portrait of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Vayera: Having the courage to answer God's call to responsibility

Jews do not accept the world that is. They challenge it in the name of the world that ought to be. Walk ahead. Take personal responsibility. Judaism is God’s call to responsibility.

 Abraham's legacy

New York City event honors legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The atmosphere that evening was both meaningful and emotional for me personally, as I had met Rabbi Sacks in England and in New York City, when he signed my Koren Sacks Siddur.

 An artistic portrait of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Education as the key to Jewish resilience and global impact - opinion

Amid rising challenges, Jewish education must stay a priority, nurturing future leaders to ensure Jewish children not only survive but thrive.

 ‘THERE IS only one way to change the world, and that is through education,’ wrote the late UK chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Navigating rabbinical ordination and leadership in Israel’s modern context - opinion

After completing the rigorous process for rabbinical ordination, I faced an unexpected hurdle due to the lack of a chief rabbi in Israel. Here's my journey.

 The writer meets with President Isaac Herzog, then serving as Jewish Agency chairman, in 2020, holding a discussion on the subject of rabbinic heritage.

National Library receives personal archives of late UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The archive was acquired with support from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. Once the files are cataloged, the library intends to provide extensive access to researchers.

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.

Now, as throughout Jewish history, we must be a people of hope - opinion

But right now, as I write these words with the tears in my eyes obscuring the keyboard, it doesn’t feel like there is any hope.

 People hold banners as they take part in a rally calling for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza and for support from the U.S., outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2024.