The Rabbi Sacks Legacy

Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers? (Rabbi Sacks on Devarim, Covenant & Conversation)

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy

Show Notes

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 2015, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/devarim/why-are-there-so-many-jewish-lawyers/

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/devarim/tzedek-justice-and-compassion/

The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/devarim/tzedek-justice-and-compassion/

For additional articles, translations, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

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With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel. _________________________

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