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The Rabbi Sacks Legacy is delighted to share 'Chiefly Quotes', an inspirational PDF collection of 1600 quotes collated by Rabbi Johnny Solomon through his research of Rabbi Sacks' canon of written work, and then arranged by theme. You can also find our growing bank of Rabbi Sacks quotes below, and search by keyword, book title, or theme using ...
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Learning and Leadership. “Though few of us are destined to be Kings, Presidents or Prime Ministers, there is a general principle at stake. Leaders learn. They read. They study. They take time to familiarise themselves with the world of ideas. Only thus do they gain the perspective to be able to see further and clearer than others.
He often said that: ‘good leaders create followers, great leaders create leaders.’. 8) Every moment is an opportunity for leadership. Rabbi Sacks argued that ‘we are all called on to be leaders within our sphere of influence, be it the family, the community, at work, among colleagues, or in play among teammates.’.
- “If we want God to listen to us, we have to be prepared to listen to Him. And if we learn to listen to Him, then we eventually learn to listen to our fellow humans: the silent cry of the lonely, the poor, the weak, the vulnerable, the people in existential pain.”
- “A leader should never try to be all things to all people. A leader should be content to be what he or she is. Leaders must have the strength to know what they cannot be if they are to have the courage to be themselves.”
- “It is easy to be a critic, but the only effective critics are those who truly love – and show they love – those whom they criticise.” ― Jonathan Sacks, Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible.
- “Parents and leaders must establish a culture in which honest, open, respectful communication takes place, one that involves not just speaking but also listening.
- On how to educate a child: “Education means teaching a child to be curious, to wonder, to reflect, to enquire. The child who asks becomes a partner in the learning process, an active recipient.
- On the role of a teacher: “Teachers open our eyes to the world. They give us curiosity and confidence. They teach us to ask questions. They connect us to our past and future.
- On the importance of schools: “I received an invitation to lunch with the Prime Minister. At the same time I received an invitation to take part in the opening ceremony of a new Jewish school in London.
- On Jewish education: “To defend a country, you need an army. But to defend an identity, you need a school. Judaism is the religion of the book, not the sword.”
Jun 11, 2022 · 1. The Power of Empathy: Rabbi Sacks told a story about the power of empathy: “William Ury, founder of the Harvard Program of Negotiation, tells a marvellous story in one of his books. A young American, living in Japan to study aikido, was sitting one afternoon in a train in the suburbs of Tokyo. The carriage was half empty.
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Quotes. Great Leaders. “Leadership at its highest transforms those who exercise it and those who are influenced by it. The great leaders make people better, kinder, nobler than they would otherwise be. The paradigm case was Moses, the man who had more lasting influence than any other leader in history.”. Against Hate (Ki Teitse, Lessons in ...
