Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Dr Samuel Lebens. Photo: Supplied
June 18, 2026, 11:53 am
Israeli scholar to tour Australia
Israeli philosopher Samuel Lebens will visit Sydney and Perth for a series of public lectures in July.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton.
July 18, 2023, 6:45 am
Sacks Scholars unite
"The program was excellent in every respect, with outstanding presenters and meaningful conversations," Rabbi Elton said.
By AJN STAFF
Elie Wiesel said: "Without memory there can be no culture, no civilisation, no society, no future." Photo: AP/Bebeto Matthews/File via Times of Israel
April 14, 2023, 7:00 am
‘Memory is essential to identity’
However, our childhood memories are not just made up of our own – they are inseparable from what we heard our family recount, over and over through the years, embellished...
By Peter Gaspar
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
November 5, 2021, 12:35 pm
CCJ to reflect on Rabbi Lord Sacks’ contributions to religion, the world
The Australian Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) hosted a Zoom event on Sunday to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of Lord Jonathan Sacks.
By AJN STAFF
Jonathan Sacks, seen as the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, circa 2000. Photo: Getty Images
October 27, 2021, 12:00 pm
Jonathan Sacks wasn’t the last rabbi, but he was the last of his kind
Rabbi Sacks was not the last true rabbi, precisely because he was a true rabbi to the last.
By RABBI RAPHAEL ZARUM
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Dovid Gutnick (left) lead a procession from Parliament to East Melbourne Shule, following a double Torah dedication in 2012. Photo: Peter Haskin
October 26, 2021, 9:00 am
Marking Lord Sacks’ yahrzeit
The local component of the event will be hosted by East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, where the former chief rabbi of the Commonwealth visited in 2012 to mark its 150th anniversary.
By AJN STAFF
Naftali Bennet (left) and Yair Lapid, Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/Pool
September 5, 2021, 3:15 pm
5781: The year that was – around the world
Conflict with Gaza and the end of the Bibi era ... just some of the momentous events of the past year that The AJN has reported on.
By Peter Kohn
December 9, 2020, 7:15 pm
PM Scott Morrison’s tribute to Rabbi Sacks
Scott Morrison pays tribute to the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks as part of a shloshim memorial service hosted by the Rabbinical Association of Australasia, RCV and RCNSW.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Sacks at Moriah College in 2006.
November 17, 2020, 3:59 pm
Australian Jewry remembers Rabbi Sacks
'The event was a fitting tribute to a man whose teachings inspired a generation and will continue to do so for many years to come'.
By AJN STAFF
From the WebNovember 13, 2020, 1:09 am
Prince Charles on Lord Sacks: I have lost a trusted guide, teacher and friend
Writing exclusively for UK’s Jewish News, heir to British throne pays tribute to late chief rabbi as ‘source of wisdom, sanity, moral conviction in bewildering and confusing times’
Following a double Torah dedication at Parliament House, Victoria, in 2012, then chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks carries one of the Torahs in a procession to East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 12, 2020, 1:02 am
‘The finest teacher of the most important lessons’
'We are fortunate that, despite this tragic and untimely loss, his writings will continue to teach his lessons for generations to come'.
By Rabbi James Kennard
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Photo: Blake Ezra/Courtesy
November 12, 2020, 12:00 am
‘A shining example for world Jewry’
Tributes from across Australia – including from PM Scott Morrison – have poured in since the former chief rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth passed away on Saturday.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Photo: United Synagogue via JTA
November 12, 2020, 12:00 am
A giant of our times
'The former chief rabbi was a champion of faith in general, a spiritual leader who made religion relevant in the modern world'.
By AJN STAFF
Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger addressing thousands of British Jews protesting against Corbyn and her party earlier this year. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire
October 4, 2018, 12:01 am
The antisemite leading the British Labour Party
THE list goes on and on. The list of incidents involving Jeremy Corbyn that have aggrieved the British Jewish community.
Prince Charles at the inauguration of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/Pool/Getty Images
November 16, 2017, 12:01 am
Prince slammed over 1986 comments
IN a newly revealed letter from 1986, Prince Charles suggested the "influx of foreign, European Jews" was a cause of turmoil in the Middle East.
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