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An earlier version of this website was dedicated in the memory of Brian Roden, Shmuel ben Benjamin HaCohen z”l. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust is a charity registered in the UK, charity number 1152781.
Leaders should never stop learning. That is how they grow and teach others to grow with them.”. Learning and Leadership (Shoftim, Lessons in Leadership, Covenant & Conversation) SHARE. < Back to Quotes. ”Though few of us are destined to be Kings, Presidents or Prime Ministers, there is a general principle at stake. Leaders learn.
- 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.”
- “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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It is a sickness of the soul. Jonathan Sacks. Hate, Believe, Soul. 36 Copy quote. There's always hope. You can lose everything else in the world, but Jews never lose hope. Jonathan Sacks. World, Never Lose Hope, Jew. 7 Copy quote.
