Jonathan Sacks

News comes less than a month after rabbi sacks who was the foremost jewish religious authority in britain between 1991 and 2013 was diagnosed with cancer.

Jonathan sacks. Jonathan henry sacks baron sacks hebrew. He served as the chief rabbi of the united hebrew congregations of the commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. The former chief rabbi lord jonathan sacks has died aged 72 about a month after being diagnosed with cancer a spokesman for his office has confirmed. יעקב צבי זקס romanized.

Sacks was highly esteemed around the jewish world for his erudition his wisdom and his prolific. As the spiritual head of the united synagogue the largest synagogue body in. He was averse to mixing religion and politics. Rabbi jonathan sacks the former chief rabbi of the united kingdom whose extensive writings and frequent media appearances commanded a global following among jews and non jews alike has died.

Chief rabbi jonathan sacks dies at 72. Jonathan sacks the former chief rabbi who reached beyond the uk jewish community to the wider public has died of cancer at the age of 72. Jonathan sacks former uk chief rabbi jewish intellectual giant dies at 72 the rabbi a prolific author was among the world s leading exponents of orthodox judaism for a global audience. Rabbi jonathan sacks the much respected former chief rabbi of the uk has died aged 72.

Defender of the faith marie van der zyl president of the board of deputies of british jews described lord sacks as a giant of both the jewish community and wider society.