Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The second annual “Sacks Conversation” focused on the late U.K. chief rabbi’s message and impact on Israel.
“The Jewish community is really in mourning along with the rest of the United Kingdom. We really feel that we have lost, I think someone described her, as the grandmother of the nation,” said Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
Yeshiva University unveils $50,000 Sacks Book Prize to inspire Jewish thought
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks “believed in the power of the written word. Presenting a literary award in his honor is an important recognition of his commitment to the flourishing of the Jewish bookshelf.”
It will be dedicated to the dissemination of his leadership lessons and values in classrooms, communities and through public discussion.
Genesis Prize Foundation to honor life and legacy of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
The chief rabbi of the United Kingdom gained international renown as a teacher of Jewish values and a proponent of inter-religious dialogue.
“His many writings and presentations will always be treasured by the Jewish people and others of all faiths,” said the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Rivlin mourns passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
“Rabbi Sacks bravely faced difficult questions and always found the right words to illuminate the Torah and explain its paths,” says Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
The statement did not specify the type of cancer or how severe it is.
A speech by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2013 was the “most offensive statement by a senior British politician since Enoch Powell’s 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech,” said former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Jonathan Sacks.
