Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:New_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Art_Prize
gptkb:The_Jewish_Book_Award
gptkb:The_Andrew_W._Mellon_Foundation_Award
gptkb:The_Jerusalem_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1948-03-08
gptkbp:children gptkb:Daughter
gptkb:Son
gptkbp:death_date 2020-11-07
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Jonathan_Sacks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Moses_Maimonides
gptkb:Isaiah_Berlin
gptkb:Martin_Buber
gptkb:Abraham_Joshua_Heschel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_works Morality
Lessons in Leadership
The Dignity of Difference
To Heal a Fractured World
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:King_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:quote “ The future is not a gift, it is an achievement.”
“ Faith is not about certainty. It is about courage.”
“ We are not a people of the book, we are a people of the covenant.”
“ The greatest challenge of our time is to find a way to live together.”
“ Judaism is not a religion of the book, it is a religion of the covenant.”
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:spouse Elaine Sacks
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ephraim_Mirvis
gptkbp:website www.rabbisacks.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_of_Orthodox_Jewish_Congregations_of_America
gptkb:Rabbi_Abraham_Isaac_Kook
gptkb:Rabbi_Joseph_B._Soloveitchik
gptkb:The_Great_Synagogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5