SECOND YAHRTZEIT OF RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS
Rabbi Dunner commemorates the second anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z”l. Initially citing the ideas of the world’s first sociologist, Emile Durkheim, the atheist scion of a family of French rabbis, Rabbi Dunner uses Durkheim’s ideas and Rabbi Sacks’ powerful words to demonstrate the value of faith and faith communities, even in the modern world. A meaningful tribute to one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of modern times.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Few revolutions have shouted louder about equality – or practiced it more selectively – than the French Revolution. As Alexis de Tocqueville later observed... Read More