Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's Haggadah: Hebrew and English Text With New Essays and Commentary by Jonathan Sacks (Hebrew Edition)
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
According to Jonathan Sacks of Examiner.com , "Stamp collecting has surged in popularity in recent months, with eBay reporting a 30% increase in stamp sales and Britain's Royal Philatelic Society claiming a significant rise in membership." Jonathan goes on to pen, "This rise in popularity is also bringing celebrity stamp collectors out of the woodwork. One of these...
Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
In Britain, Catholic Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has turned down an invitation to become the first Catholic bishop to sit in the House of Lords. Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to appoint leaders of the major faiths to sit in the House of Lords along with the Church of England's 26 lords spiritual. Earlier this year, England's chief rabbi, Dr. Jonathan Sacks was ennobled and now...
Pluralist Speaks (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... otherwise I might have choked (and there is nothing in my estate). A good reading came from Jonathan Sacks, that a crisis is also a birth: a time we've had when we knew the price of everything and the value of nothing might be corrected thanks to the crisis. I wonder.
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
London – Britain’s chief rabbi has called for a Sabbath devoted to the environment ahead of the climate talks due to be held next week in Copenhagen. Jonathan Sacks says he wants the Sabbath beginning Friday night to be focused on environmental issues and has asked Jews across the U.K. to pray for sustainable habits of [...]
Hirhurim - Musings (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... by R Yitzchak Adlerstein, explores the messages that Yaakov Avinu sent to Esau: link R Sir Jonathan Sacks explains why the Torah tells us that Yaakov Avinu wrestled with the Angel of Esau: link Click here to read more R Yissocher Frand reminds us that the battle with the angel of Esau takes on new dimensions in every generation: link R Berel Wein explains why Yaakov Avinu required...
morphizm (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... boring, even for scientists. Birth rates. “Europe is dying,” complained England’s chief rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks at a religious conference earlier this month. “Europe today is the most secular region in the world … the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families.” Sacks’...
