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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Jonathan Sacks

An image of former British chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks from 2013. (Courtesy © Blake-Ezra Photography Ltd.)
September 13, 2022, 11:22 pm
Israeli leaders commemorate UK chief rabbi Sacks: ‘He made the world better’
PM Lapid says he still keeps former British chief rabbi’s book close; Herzog hails his writings as a ‘fountain of strength, originality’
By Judah Ari Gross
Prince Charles seen during the funeral late former president Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
September 10, 2022, 7:35 am
King Charles III: A friend to UK Jewry, with special and historic ties to Israel
Royal has long had good relationship with British Jews; outspoken on antisemitism; shored up Israel bona fides in recent years with official visit; also empathetic to Palestinians
By Itamar Sharon and ToI Staff
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January 11, 2022, 12:41 pm
What if Maimonides gave a TED talk?
Drawn from the teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z’l, ‘The Power of Judaism’ curriculum explores Jewish traditions and teachings that shape the human condition
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Courtesy
December 19, 2021, 10:40 am
TED Talks Meet Ancient Wisdom in New Curriculum
Drawn from the teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z’l, ‘The Power of Judaism’ curriculum explores Jewish traditions and teachings that shape the human condition
Illustrative: President Isaac Herzog boards a plane as he sets off for Ukraine to participate in memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary since the babi Yar massacre. (Haim Zach / GPO)
November 18, 2021, 6:04 am
Herzog to meet with Boris Johnson, Jewish leaders in UK visit next week
President and first lady will participate in tribute event marking one year since death of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
By Lazar Berman
In this Nov. 2, 2016 photo, the heads of the Jewish Reform and Conservative movements carry Torah scrolls as they march to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City. Israel's High Court of Justice on Monday, March 1, 2021, ruled that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel are to be considered Jewish and entitled to become citizens, breaking the Orthodox monopoly on conversions in the Jewish state. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
October 28, 2021, 2:10 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 28 – On being Jewish in Israel
Ops and blogs editor Miriam Herschlag and reporter Amy Spiro discuss the new head of the Reform movement in Israel and the ongoing issue of non-Orthodox marriages
By ToI Staff
First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah fundraiser dinner in Detroit, Oct. 24, 2021. (Screenshot from C-Span)
October 26, 2021, 10:56 am
At yeshiva fundraiser, Jill Biden pays tribute to Jonathan Sacks
‘We mend the world one life at a time, one act at a time, one day at a time,’ first lady says at annual dinner for Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Detroit
By Gabe Friedman
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October 25, 2021, 4:46 pm
Amy Chua – Liberalism’s Story (In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks)
To commemorate Rabbi Sacks’ life and legacy, Rabbi Lamm speaks with one of the last people to ever be in public conversation with him: Professor Amy Chua of Yale Law School
The late Jonathan Sacks was given the top award for "Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times." (National Jewish Book Awards)
January 27, 2021, 7:42 pm
Jonathan Sacks’ final book takes top place at 2020 National Jewish Book Awards
‘Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times’ joined by dozens of other varied works as winners named by Jewish Book Council
By JTA
Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks escorts Prince Charles at his farewell dinner. (John Rifkin/ courtesy)
From the WebDecember 6, 2020, 11:11 pm
Prince Charles leads Lord Sacks memorial: I’ll miss him more than words can say
Heir to the throne, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Reuven Rivlin among leaders joining online commemoration event for late former chief rabbi, Jewish News reports
Former British chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (United Synagogue via JTA)
November 8, 2020, 4:51 pm
Prince Charles mourns UK’s Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: ‘He spanned sacred and secular’
Charles calls Sacks ‘a leader whose wisdom, scholarship and humanity were without equal’; Netanyahu cites his ‘insights on the heritage of the Jewish people and on anti-Semitism’
By ToI Staff
Daniel Taub (left) interviewing Rabbi Lord Sacks (courtesy)
From the WebNovember 8, 2020, 3:06 pm
Studying with Rabbi Sacks
Former Israeli Ambassador to the UK on an intellectual giant who energized thought in the Jewish world and made Jewish ideas a force to be reckoned with in wider society
By Daniel Taub
Illustrative: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, set to present the Humanitarian Award to IsraAid's Meira Aboulafia at the TOI Gala in New York City, January 2015. (Blake Ezra/Courtesy)
November 7, 2020, 8:53 pm
UK’s former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks passes away at 72
The prolific Jewish thinker, writer, teacher and spiritual leader had announced a cancer diagnosis last month; Israeli, Jewish leaders mourn his death
By ToI Staff and JTA
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks at a press conference announcing his winning of the 2016 Templeton Prize, in London, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
October 16, 2020, 3:53 am
Former UK chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks says he is being treated for cancer
Prominent Jewish spiritual leader and author says he is receiving treatment from ‘excellent medical team’; he has been treated for cancer twice before
By Ben Harris
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and his book 'Morality,' which will be available Sept. 1 in the United States. (Courtesy of the Office of Rabbi Sacks)
August 28, 2020, 4:43 pm
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks warns ‘cultural climate change’ eroding collective morality
With release of his new book, former UK chief rabbi discusses cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities
By LAURA E. ADKINS
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