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The Prince of Wales called Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, “A Light to the Nations”. Rabbi Sacks was also “a Light to the Nation” his nation, the people of Israel.
Rabbi Sacks had a feverish compulsion to teach, to write, and to speak to others. His output was prodigious: countless books, public addresses, lectures, interviews and commentaries on the Bible, rabbinic literature, Jewish liturgy and contemporary culture. Now that more than two months have passed since his untimely death, we may be better able to distill his conception of Judaism and its place in the world.
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A Candle of Tribute (Copyright: Tanya Hoshovsky 2020)
“Let us each light a candle in memory of those who have lost their lives, in tribute to those on the frontline who are working tirelessly to protect us from harm, in appreciation of the great sacrifices that have been made this past year, and in the confidence that the year ahead will bring health, peace and hope to our people.” (President Cyril Ramaphosa, National Address on Covid-19, 28th December 2020).
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Our Parsha contains a mysterious attempt by Yaakov to reveal the end of days to his children.
“And Yaakov called his sons and said, ‘Come together that I may tell you what will transpire at the end of days.’”(Genesis 49:1)
It was an event with such far-reaching theological consequences that God had to intervene.