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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: What Jerusalem Means to Me

May 24, 2017
by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l was an international religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice. The author of over 35 books, he received multiple awards in recognition of his work including the 2016 Templeton Prize. He was the recipient of 18 honorary doctorates, and was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen in 2005 and made a Life Peer, taking his seat in the House of Lords in October 2009. Rabbi Sacks zt”l served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. Rabbi Sacks zt”l was born on the 8^th March 1948 and passed away on the 7^th November 2020 (Shabbat Kodesh 20th MarCheshvan 5781).

These weekly teachings from Rabbi Sacks zt”l are part of the ‘Covenant & Conversation’ series on the weekly Torah reading. Read more essays from the series on www.rabbisacks.org.

Also available: The FAMILY EDITION of Covenant & Conversation, designed to enhance your parsha conversation with everyone from teenagers to great-great-grandparents. To read and print this family-friendly learning resource, for an inter-generational discussion around your Shabbat table on Rabbi Sacks’ ideas for the week, please click here.

Comments (2)

(2) Eli Singer, May 25, 2017 1:04 AM

BEAUTIFUL!

BEAUTIFUL!

(1) Yaakov Novograd, May 24, 2017 4:48 PM

So beautiful. So eloquent. Thank you.

Rabbi Sacks said, "Somehow it was where every Jewish prayer met and ascended to heaven," so may I suggest that Aish consider renaming their really fantastic 2-minute-video entitled, "Prayer Power" to "Jerusalem Power."
Either way... more power to you!

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