Jonathan Sacks: 17 books
Future Tense
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in the never-ending...
A Letter in the Scroll
Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2001
For too long, Jews have defined themselves in light of the bad things that have happened to them. And it is true that, many times in the course of history, they have been nearly decimated: when the First and Second Temples were destroyed, when the Jews were expelled from Spain, when Hitler proposed...
The Great Partnership
Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
***National Jewish Book Awards 2012, Finalist***
Dorot Foundation Award for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience
An impassioned, erudite, thoroughly researched, and beautifully reasoned book from one of the most admired religious thinkers of our time that argues not only that science and religion...
Not in God's Name
Confronting Religious Violence
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
***2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner***
In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem,...
To Heal a Fractured World
The Ethics of Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2007
One of the most respected religious thinkers of our time makes an impassioned plea for the return of religion to its true purpose—as a partnership with God in the work of ethical and moral living.
What are our duties to others, to society, and to humanity? How do we live a meaningful life...
by Jonathan Sacks
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Chief Rabbi Emeritus Lord Jonathan Sacks evaluates of the role of the synagogue in Jewish life today. In it he explores the choices faced by religious leadership in the modern world, and the ways in which the synagogue embodies a living community of faith. His book Faith in the Future, described by...
by RABINO JONATHAN SACKS
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Nos textos apresentados pelo Rabino Jonathan Sacks foram compilados de diversos discursos semanais do Rebe, acompanhando as porções semanais e as festas no decorrer do ano. Conforme o costume em discursos (sichot) , alguns assuntos são mais estendidos e outros, mais concisos. Os textos são adaptações...
Non nel nome di Dio
Confrontarsi con la violenza religiosa
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 30, 2017
l XXI secolo si deve confrontare con il costante aumento dell’estremismo religioso e della violenza nel nome di Dio. In questo libro straordinario, Jonathan Sacks ne esplora in profondità le radici e, concentrandosi su ebraismo, cristianesimo e islam, dimostra che perfino la più compassionevole...
Not Just Good, but Beautiful
The Complementary Relationship between Man and Woman
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
In an unprecedented interreligious conference in November 2014, Pope Francis and four hundred religious leaders and scholars from around the world met in Rome to explore what their diverse faiths teach about marriage and “the complementarity of man and woman.”
This book contains the most...
by Sacks, Jonathan
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2016
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth in the United Kingdom offers a refreshing and insightful commentary to the Koren Haggada, together with illuminating essays on the themes and motifs of the Festival of Freedom. Sensitively translated, the traditional...
Covenant & Conversation: Exodus
The Book of Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God’s sovereignty....
Covenant & Conversation: Genesis
The Book of Beginnings
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God's sovereignty. This...
Essays on Ethics
A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Why was Abraham ordered to sacrifice his son? Was Jacob right in stealing the blessings? Why were we commanded to destroy Amalek? What was Moses’ sin in hitting the rock? And how did the Ten Commandments change the Jewish people, and humankind, for good?
Essays on Ethics is the second companion...
by Sacks, Jonathan
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God's sovereignty.
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