Philosophy or Prophecy? (Rabbi Sacks on Va'etchanan, Covenant & Conversation)
About this episode
Rabbi Sacks provides commentary on the weekly Torah portion, exploring themes of philosophy and prophecy.
Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. Covenant & Conversation examines the ethics and wisdom we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. Follow along with the full article, written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2017, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vaetchanan/philosophy-or-prophecy/ This week our FEATURED ARTICLE on Devarim (written by Rabbi Sacks in 2013) is available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vaetchanan/the-first-commandment/ The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vaetchanan/the-first-commandment/ For additional articles, translations, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. _________________________ With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel. _________________________
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Topics covered
- Torah commentary
- ethics
- wisdom
- Covenant & Conversation
- weekly parsha
- Rabbi Sacks
Keywords
- Torah
- Va'etchanan
- Rabbi Sacks
- Covenant & Conversation
- ethics
- wisdom
- philosophy
- prophecy
Sponsors
Schimmel Family
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Covenant & Conversation, Va'etchanan, The First Commandment
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