Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks, Kt (born 8 March 1948) is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later. Use this quote
Dreams are where we visit the many lands and landscapes of human possibility and discover the one where we feel at home. The great religious leaders were all dreamers. Use this quote
To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education. Use this quote
Freedom begins with what we teach our children. That is why Jews became a people whose passion is education, whose heroes are teachers and whose citadels are schools. Use this quote
The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game. Use this quote
Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse. Use this quote
God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency. Use this quote
Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live as Jews without fear. Use this quote
The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities. Use this quote
The faith religious believers have in God is small compared to the faith people put in politicians, knowing how many times they have been disappointed in the past but still insisting that this time it will be different. Use this quote
