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Jonathan Sacks

AUTHOR PROFILE

Jonathan Sacks

Jonathan Sacks is described in biographical records as a British Orthodox rabbi and politician (1948–2020) (1948–2020). The selections gathered here touch on remembrance, secularism (worldliness). This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

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“[Religion] remains the most powerful community builder the world has known . . . . Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age. The idea that society can do without it flies in the face of history.”
— Jonathan Sacks

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: British Orthodox rabbi and politician (1948–2020)
  • Life: 1948–2020
  • Public roles: Chief Rabbi
  • Quotes in this collection: 1

Life and work

Jonathan Sacks held public roles including Chief Rabbi. Biographical records connect Jonathan Sacks with Etz Chaim Yeshiva and New College. This collection includes one quotation credited to Jonathan Sacks. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on remembrance, secularism (worldliness). These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Jonathan Sacks

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