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Jonathan Sacks

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Two Narratives of Creation (Terumah, Covenant & Conversation)

Two Narratives of Creation (Terumah, Covenant & Conversation)

The Torah describes two acts of creation: God’s creation of the universe, and the Israelites’ creation of the Mikdash, or Mishkan, the Sanctuary...

20.02.2026 30

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Jonathan Sacks

To be a Leader of the Jewish People (Beshallach)

30.01.2026 10

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Jonathan Sacks

Generations Forget and Remember (Vayechi, Covenant & Conversation)

02.01.2026 30

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Choice and Change (Vayigash, Covenant & Conversation)

26.12.2025 70

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Disguise (Mikketz, Covenant & Conversation)

19.12.2025 60

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Refusing Comfort, Keeping Hope (Vayeshev)

12.12.2025 60

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Moshe: A Human Being, a Burning Bush (Vezot Habracha)

10.10.2025 50

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Moses the Man (Ha’azinu, Covenant & Conversation)

03.10.2025 20

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The Morality of Love (Eikev, Covenant & Conversation)

15.08.2025 30

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Losing Miriam (Chukat, Covenant & Conversation)

04.07.2025 30

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The Real World (Shelach Lecha, Covenant & Conversation)

20.06.2025 20

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Holiness and Childbirth (Tazria-Metzora)

02.05.2025 40

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Food for Thought (Shemini, Covenant & Conversation)

25.04.2025 20

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What is the theme of the stories of Genesis? (Vayeshev)

One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, from God’s calling to Abraham in  ...

21.12.2024 10

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Jonathan Sacks