Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

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Parashat Toldot- Why Did Isaac Love Esau?

But why, in that case, did Isaac love Esau? Did he not know about Rebecca’s oracle? Had she not told him about it? Besides, did he not know that Esau was wild and impetuous? Can we really take literally the proposition that Isaac loved Esau because "he had a taste for wild game," as if his affections were determined by his stomach, by the fact that his elder son brought him food he loved?

The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation
The Deep Power of Joy

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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks passed away

We mourn the passing of Rabbi Professor Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom last Saturday after coping with cancer.
Family, Faith and Freedom

A weekly shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Veyechi"
Laban the Aramean

A shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Vayetze".
Fear of Freedom

Weekly Shiur of Rav Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Shelach Lecha"
Camp and Congregation

Weekly Shiur of Rav Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Beha’alotecha"
Sages and Saints

Weekly Shiur of Rav Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "naso"
The Divided Sea: Natural or Supernatural?

We recite it daily during the morning service, We speak of it again after the Shema, It was the supreme miracle of the exodus. But in what sense?