About the Author


Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l was an international religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice. The author of over 35 books, he received multiple awards in recognition of his work including the 2016 Templeton Prize. He was the recipient of 18 honorary doctorates, and was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen in 2005 and made a Life Peer, taking his seat in the House of Lords in October 2009. Rabbi Sacks zt”l served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. Rabbi Sacks zt”l was born on the 8th March 1948 and passed away on the 7th November 2020 (Shabbat Kodesh 20th MarCheshvan 5781).
These weekly teachings from Rabbi Sacks zt”l are part of the ‘Covenant & Conversation’ series on the weekly Torah reading. Read more essays from the series on www.rabbisacks.org.
Also available: The FAMILY EDITION of Covenant & Conversation, designed to enhance your parsha conversation with everyone from teenagers to great-great-grandparents. To read and print this family-friendly learning resource, for an inter-generational discussion around your Shabbat table on Rabbi Sacks’ ideas for the week, please click here.


Parsha: On Leadership: The Counterpoint of Leadership

Parsha: On Leadership: The Home We Build Together

Parsha: The Architecture of Holiness

Law, structure and precision are essential to attaining holiness.

Parsha: Vision and Detail

Parsha: On Leadership: A Nation of Leaders

Parsha: On Leadership: Looking Up

Parsha: On Leadership: The Far Horizon

Parsha: On Leadership: Overcoming Setbacks

Parsha: Who Am I?

Identifying with the Jewish People.

Parsha: On Leadership: Surviving Failure

Parsha: On Leadership: The Power of Dreams

Parsha: On Leadership: Be Thyself

Parsha: On Leadership: Beginning the Journey

Parsha: On Leadership: Taking Responsibility

Parsha: The Torah as God's Song

Parsha: A Sense of History

Parsha: The Parameters of Justice

Parsha: Testing Prophecy

Parsha: Judaism's Social Vision

Parsha: Greatness and Humility

Parsha: Tzedek: Justice and Compassion

Shakespeare failed to realize that "justice" and "mercy" are indeed bonded together.

Parsha: The Danger of Suspicion

Parsha: On Parents and Teachers

Parsha: Beyond the Fringe

Parsha: Moses' Challenge

Parsha: What Counts

Census as a form of endearment.

Parsha: Love as Law, Law as Love

Parsha: The Ever-Repeated Story

The Jewish people’s unfolding destiny, in 5 acts.

Parsha: The Chronological Imagination

Parsha: Faith As A Journey

Parsha: Of Love and Hate

The Torah’s practical ethic of love.

Parsha: Fire - Holy and Unholy

Parsha: Violence and the Sacred

Parsha: Between Destiny and Chance

Parsha: Three Types of Community

Parsha: Two Types of Religious Encounter

Parsha: Prophet and Priest

Parsha: Two Narratives of Creation

Parsha: To Be a Leader of the Jewish People

Parsha: Freedom's Defence

Parsha: Of Lice and Men

Parsha: Leadership and the People

Altruism and Religion

Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age.

Parsha: Generations Forget and Remember

Lessons of assimilation, acculturation, and exile.

Parsha: Choice and Change

Parsha: Disguise

Parsha: The Refusal to be Comforted

Parsha: Fear or Distress?

Parsha: Encountering God

A unique approach to prayer by the biblical Jacob.

Parsha: Between Prophecy and Oracle

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