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Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds.
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Jonathan Sacks
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: March 8
Died: 2020
Died: November 7
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God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.
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In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.
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If you want a free society, teach your children what oppression tastes like. Tell them how many miracles it takes to get from here to there. Above all, encourage them to ask questions. Teach them to think for themselves.
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When money rules, we remember the price of things and forget the value of things, and that is dangerous.
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Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse.
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Find people not to envy but to admire. Do not the profitable but the admirable deed. Live by ideals.
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In Judaism faith means wrestling with God as Jacob once wrestled with an angel.
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Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts and leisure, neighborhood and civic groups and professional associations.
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The twenty-first century is, and will remain, the Age of Insecurity.
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The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.
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The universe is more than mere matter in motion. It and we were brought into being by a Creator who seeks our good.
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