The Rabbi Sacks Legacy From the Archives: A Pesach Shiur by Rabbi Sacks | From Freedom to Responsibility (March 2013)
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Mar 30, 2026 A pre-Pesach shiur exploring layered readings of Torah and a counter-narrative to Exodus. Literary parallels between Creation and the Mishkan are traced, with emphasis on numeric patterns and doublings. The talk moves from divine action to human partnership, arguing for freedom matured into law-based responsibility and communal civic duty.
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Niece's Translation And A Wedding Engagement
- Rabbi Sacks shares a personal family anecdote: his niece Jessica translated Shir HaShirim and soon got engaged.
- He links the translation in the new Machzor to her engagement, calling it a 'zuchut' or merit.
Momentarily Means Soon In America
- Rabbi Sacks recounts American English using 'momentarily' to mean 'soon,' creating humorous expectation at events.
- He jokes that chief rabbis never speak 'momentarily' before launching his shiur and the Machzor.
Creation And The Mishkan Are Mirror Works
- The Torah embeds a deeper counter-narrative beneath its surface story by using verbal and numerical parallels.
- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks shows creation and the Mishkan mirror each other with shared verbs and multiples of seven, linking divine and human creation.
