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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

 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


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

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

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: ‘Politics of anger’ is corroding US public life

The rise of the far right and the far left in Europe and an increasingly shrill atmosphere at universities that inhibits speech.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Former UK chief rabbi joins battle against Israel Apartheid Week

Three events have been cancelled at UK universities.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

We must fight BDS in the name of human rights

There is a growing and widespread concern among Jews in Israel and outside, and among friends of Israel everywhere, at the increasing threat posed by the BDS movement.

Hundreds of demonstrators march up Whitehall, in central London, as they protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza on July 19, 2014

Promoting a Judaism engaged with the world

An interview with former British chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks stands in the garden of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem