Comments on: Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Prof. Michael Sandel

By: Marshall Burke

Marshall Burke — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:05:03 +0000

Would like Rabbi Sacks position of forced arranged marriages in the Hassidic Orthodox. I have 3 grandaughters in Tsfat Israel and now two are divorced. One will remarry. Will she be ostracized? Also the recent protest regarding Military conscription of the Orthodox men of which I have 3 grandsons that will be eligible. I don’t believe they should be exempt while Netenyahu wants the US to commit to their attacking Iran. Would appreciate any comment on this concern of mine.

By: georgianna

georgianna — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:58:26 +0000

I was hoping for a lively discussion as well. Although I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Rabbi Sacks. If Prof. Sandmel was trying to provoke a response, it just didn’t happen. I do wish they had allowed questions from some of the older members of the audience.

By: tiptophot.com

tiptophot.com — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:42:20 +0000

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By: Mirek Sopek

Mirek Sopek — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:28:50 +0000

Well …

Victimisim is a sickness of the soul.

I’m not sure that this sickness dominated Jewish thought â€” even after Holocaust. I rather think, that the world would prefer to see Jews as victims. When we behave as any normal strong nation would â€” we are called oppressors.

I like Rabbi Sack concept of the dignity of difference.
This is exactly what I felt some years ago when I …..

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:36:04 +0000

“Rabbi Sacks began by saying that …[Jews] see ourselves as historyâ€™s victims. We need instead, he said, to see Judaism as we did until relatively recently: not as a burden but as a privilege.”

However, anyone familiar with modern culture would know that being a victim can itself be a privelege!