The Spirit of Community (Rabbi Sacks on Vayakhel-Pekudei)
From The Rabbi Sacks Legacy by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
March 10, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
Rabbi Sacks discusses the theme of community in the weekly Torah portion Vayakhel-Pekudei.
Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays explores the theme of finding spirituality in the Torah, week by week, parsha by parsha. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2015. Follow along with the full written article here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayakhel/the-spirit-of-community/ This week our FEATURED ARTICLE on Vayakhel-Pekudei is available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayakhel/three-types-of-community/ The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vayakhel/three-types-of-community/ For more articles, 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
- community
- spirituality
- Torah
- Vayakhel-Pekudei
- Rabbi Sacks
- Covenant & Conversation
Keywords
- Rabbi Sacks
- Vayakhel-Pekudei
- community
- spirituality
- Torah
- Covenant & Conversation
Sponsors
Schimmel Family
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RabbiSacks.org
Books & works: Covenant & Conversation, Vayakhel-Pekudei, The Spirit of Community, three types of community
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