Essays on Ethics: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
by Jonathan Sacks
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Why was Abraham ordered to sacrifice his son? Was Jacob right in stealing the blessings? Why were we commanded to destroy Amalek? What was Moses' sin in hitting the rock? And how did the Ten Commandments change the Jewish people, and humankind, for good? Essays on Ethics is the second companion volume to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's celebrated series Covenant & Conversation. Believing the Hebrew Bible to be the ultimate blueprint for Western morality, Rabbi Sacks embarks upon an ethical show more exploration of the weekly Torah portion, uncovering its message of truth and justice, dignity and compassion, forgiveness and love. show lessTags
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Jonathan Sacks is currently visiting Professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and is an Honorary Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
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