Rabbi 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.

 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

 Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin reflects how Rabbi Sacks's teachings helped her manage Hersh's captivity

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's new Torah commentary is making waves in Israel five years after his death


Jill Biden pays tribute to Jonathan Sacks at yeshiva fundraiser in Detroit

First Lady Jill Biden quoted one of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writings during a yeshiva fundraiser in Detroit.

US first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny Campus, in Ankeny

Realizing the legacy of Jonathan Sacks - opinion

We must recommit to the truths he taught and morality he sought.

 CHIEF RABBI Jonathan Sacks handing over the position to Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis at a ceremony in London in 2013.

A year without Rabbi Sacks

Rabbi Sacks taught us all, every parent, every teacher, every academic, every lay leader, every philanthropist and every child that we held the key to a better tomorrow.

 RABBI LORD Jonathan Sacks

Reflections on the first yahrzeit of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

“His agenda is still on – Torah is reaching Jews and non-Jews alike. In this way, Rabbi Steinsaltz is still here with us," said his son Rabbi Menachem “Meni” Even-Israel.

Rabbi Sacks with Rabbi Steinsaltz at a gala dinner on June 10, 2018, to celebrate the latter’s 80th birthday

Genesis Prize Foundation will honor Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Foundation will recognize Rabbi Lord Sacks’ legacy and will produce a documentary about his life's work.

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President Rivlin honors late Rabbi Sacks in bible study appearance

The Israeli president attends an online Bible Study group to honor Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l, who passed away last November.

RABBI JONATHAN SACKS – his recipe for repair was the building of ‘covenantal communities’ based on a ‘we’ consciousness.

How Anglo Jewry began to listen

For generations, Anglo Jewry began the Shema with 'Hear, Oh Israel,' until Rabbi Sacks gave a new translation.

A sofer writes verses from the Shema prayer on a 'klaf' with a quill pen

Prince Charles at 30 days ceremony: Rabbi Sacks ‘a light unto this nation’

The ceremony also featured speeches also by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Lord Jacob Rothschild.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: 'His output was astonishing and we were the beneficiaries.'

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.

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.

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