Tradition in an Untraditional Age: Essays on Modern Jewish Thought

by Jonathan Sacks

Genres: Jewish

311 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990

About the author

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Henry Sacks was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His Hebrew name was Yaakov Zvi.

Serving as the chief rabbi in the United Kingdom from 1991 to 2013, Sacks gained fame both in the secular world and in Jewish circles. He was a sought-after voice on issues of war and peace, religious fundamentalism, ethics, and the relationship between science and religion, among other topics. Sacks wrote more than 20 books.

Rabbi Sacks died November 2020 after a short bout with cancer. He was 72.

Reviews

[Jayde Schwerin · Rating 5 out of 5]

All his books leave you feeling inspired, more educated and with a lot of food for thought.