Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression. Jonathan Sacks freedomoppressionoppressive Change image and share on social
In an ecology of love, people can relate in trust and face the future without fear. They do not need to play it safe. They can take uncertainty in their stride. Jonathan Sacks ecologyfacefear Change image and share on social
There's always hope. You can lose everything else in the world, but Jews never lose hope. Jonathan Sacks hopejewlose Change image and share on social
What I find fascinating about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights we celebrate at this time of the year, is the way its story was transformed by time. Jonathan Sacks celebratefascinatefestival Change image and share on social
While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics, executive salaries and the future of the euro, do the opposite, even if it's hard. Invest in the spirit. Jonathan Sacks economicseuroexecutive Change image and share on social
While we can remember the past, we cannot write the future. Only our children, the future of our community, can do that. Jonathan Sacks childcommunityfuture Change image and share on social
The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor. Jonathan Sacks bibleclustercorner share on social
Stabilizing the euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values nothing is neither a stable state nor a good society. The time has come for us to recover the Judeo-Christian ethic of human dignity in the image of God. Jonathan Sacks christianculturedignity share on social
Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, 'What happened?' but rather, 'How then shall I live?' And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins. Jonathan Sacks answerbeginbook share on social
Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today the more religious the community, the larger on average are their families. Jonathan Sacks averagecommunitydecline share on social