The Chabad Approach to Life
By Jonathan Sacks
In one lifetime, the Rebbe's influence was felt throughout the entire Jewish world. Wherever Jews are: in Hawaii, in Hong Kong, in Alaska or Australia, there you will find a Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi, a direct personal emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, ...
The Rebbe » Wisdom » Appreciations » The Chabad Approach to Life
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Freud's Great Freudian Slip
By Jonathan Sacks
It appears in his last book, Moses and Monotheism, a strange work if ever there was one. It was published in 1939, by which time Freud had taken refuge in Britain...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Shemot » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » Freud's Great Freudian Slip
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Alienation and Faith
By Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik's "The Lonely Man of Faith", and the famous chapter 32 of the Tanya of Rabbi Shcneur Zalman of Liadi. To state the contrast is not to formulate an opposition; simply to open another gate...
Spirituality » Essays » Alienation and Faith
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A Mystical Covenant
By Jonathan Sacks
How could you mend a fracture so deep, such a hole in the heart of humanity? ... Would it be possible to search out every Jew in love as Jews had once been searched out and hunted down in hate?
The Rebbe » Life » First Person » A Mystical Covenant
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The Practical Implications of Infinity
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the essence of Jewish mysticism
By Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the essence of Jewish mysticism
Spirituality » Essays » The Practical Implications of Infinity
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The Birth of Moral Selfhood
By Jonathan Sacks
"Leave your land, your birthplace and your father's house, and go to the land I will show you." These words are among the most consequential in the history of mankind
Spirituality » Essays » The Birth of Moral Selfhood
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On Humility
By Jonathan Sacks
He was a world-famous figure, I was an anonymous student from 3000 miles away. Quickly it became clear to me that he believed in me more than I believed in myself
Spirituality » Essays » On Humility
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The Man Who Turned Judaism Outward
By Jonathan Sacks
A great leader has died and the Jewish world has become a smaller place. History will chart the achievements of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
The Rebbe » Life » Reflections » The Man Who Turned Judaism Outward
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Teshuvah, Tefilla and Tzedakah
By Jonathan Sacks
"Repentance," "prayer," and "charity" -- three often-used mistranslations of the Hebrew words "teshuvah," "tefillah," and "tzedakah"...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Rosh Hashanah » Study » Prayers » Teshuvah, Tefilla and Tzedakah
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