Covenant & Conversation
- COVENANT & CONVERSATION: Balak – The Hardest Word To Hear
The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs [...]
- COVENANT & CONVERSATION: Chukat – Why was Moses not destined to enter the Land?
It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses [...]
- COVENANT & CONVERSATION: Korach – Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses’ [...]
House of Lords
- HOUSE OF LORDS: Role of religion in society in the United Kingdom
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for initiating this important debate, for his [...]
- Child development in the UK and national wellbeing – House of Lords Debate (11th October 2012)
My Lords, I thank the Noble Lord, the right reverend prelate the Bishop of [...]
- Faith Communities and the Diamond Jubilee – House of Lords Debate (29th May 2012)
My Lords it is a great privilege to have the opportunity of initiating this [...]
Video & Audio
- HOUSE OF LORDS: Watch the Chief Rabbi’s contribution to a debate on Business and Society
On Wednesday 12th June 2013, the Chief Rabbi initiated a debate in the House [...]
- WATCH SIR DAVID FROST’S INTERVIEW WITH CHIEF RABBI LORD SACKS
On Tuesday 21st May 2013, the United Synagogue held a tribute event entitled “Our [...]
- VIDEO: Sacks on… Jerusalem
In this video, the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks discusses the importance of Jerusalem and [...]
Writings & Speeches
- ARTICLE: Atheism and barbarism (published in The Spectator)
I love the remark made by one Oxford don about another: “On the surface, [...]
- READ THE CHIEF RABBI’S SPEECH FROM THE ‘CLOSER TO ISRAEL’ RALLY
In July 1938 leaders of 32 nations gathered in the French spa town of [...]
- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Honouring the elderly may not add years to your life but it will add life to your years
There was an article in one of yesterday’s papers about how more men are [...]