Rabbi sacks to keynote april 17 kollel and midreshet yom rishon rabbi lord jonathan sacks, kressel and ephrat family professor of jewish thought, will be the featured speaker at a special abraham and millie arbesfeld kollel and midreshet yom rishon event hosted by yeshiva universitys center for the jewish future on april 17, 2016. Jonathan sacks the dignity of difference the on being. Faith in the future by sacks, jonathan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rabbi sacks is currently the ingeborg and ira rennert global distinguished professor of judaic thought at new york university and the kressel and ephrat family university professor of jewish thought at yeshiva university. The prince of wales as a light unto this nation and by former british prime minister tony blair as. Bret hartman ted these are the times that try mens souls, and theyre trying ours now, begins rabbi lord jonathan sacks, quoting thomas paine, in an electrifying talk about how we can face the future without fear if we. Rabbi jonathan sacks, former chief rabbi of great britain, spent his life thinking about the role of religion in public life.
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