Lord Jonathan Sacks
Lord Jonathan Sacks · Philosophy & Social Sciences
British rabbi, philosopher, and theologian
1948, London, United Kingdom — 2020, London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Jonathan Sacks was an Orthodox rabbi, philosopher and theologian who served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. Through dozens of books, BBC broadcasts and a seat in the House of Lords, he became one of the most influential Jewish public thinkers of his era, arguing for religion as a source of shared morality. He was Jewish and a leading voice of contemporary Orthodox Judaism.
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British rabbi, philosopher, and theologian
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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