Covenant & Conversation

Mishpatim

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The Torah asks, why should you not hate the stranger? Because you once stood where he stands now. You know the heart of the stranger because you were once a stranger in the land of Egypt.

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G-d’s Nudge

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

If G‑d does not want slavery, if He regards it as an affront to the human condition, why did He not abolish it immediately? Why did He allow it to continue, albeit in a restricted and regulated way?

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Doing and Hearing

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

We seek to understand what we are committing ourselves to before making the commitment.

The Slow End of Slavery

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

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In the Details

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

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Healing the Heart of Darkness

By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

When he first admitted the truth about his Jewish ancestry, one of his friends in the Jobbik party said, “The best thing would be if we shoot you so you can be buried as a pure Hungarian.”

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