What is the Jonathan Sacks Institute?
The Jonathan Sacks Institute at Bar-Ilan University fosters engagement with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks's thought and legacy; integrates his ideas and values into academic, intellectual, and public discourse; and cultivates a new generation of leaders in Israel shaped by his vision.
The Jonathan Sacks Institute at Bar-Ilan University fosters engagement with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks's thought and legacy; integrates his ideas and values into academic, intellectual, and public discourse; and cultivates a new generation of leaders in Israel shaped by his vision.
What does the Institute do?
The Institute offers academic and general courses, leadership programs, grants academic scholarships at all degree levels, and delivers a prestigious prize to public intellectuals who have advanced the ideas, values, and practical concerns central to Rabbi Lord Sacks's thought.
For more details see here.
The Institute offers academic and general courses, leadership programs, grants academic scholarships at all degree levels, and delivers a prestigious prize to public intellectuals who have advanced the ideas, values, and practical concerns central to Rabbi Lord Sacks's thought.
For more details see here.
What is special about the Institute?
The Jonathan Sacks Institute at Bar-Ilan University is the only academic institute fully dedicated to rigorous scholarly research on the thought, ideas, values, and enduring public concerns of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.
The Jonathan Sacks Institute at Bar-Ilan University is the only academic institute fully dedicated to rigorous scholarly research on the thought, ideas, values, and enduring public concerns of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.
Why is the Institute part of the Department of Political Studies?
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks developed a body of thought that is deeply grounded in Jewish religious tradition while also speaking directly to the most pressing contemporary social, political, and moral issues facing Jews and non-Jews alike. For this reason, it was deemed most appropriate to situate the Institute within Bar-Ilan University's Department of Political Studies. The Institute also works closely with Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Jewish Philosophy and its faculty, among others.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks developed a body of thought that is deeply grounded in Jewish religious tradition while also speaking directly to the most pressing contemporary social, political, and moral issues facing Jews and non-Jews alike. For this reason, it was deemed most appropriate to situate the Institute within Bar-Ilan University's Department of Political Studies. The Institute also works closely with Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Jewish Philosophy and its faculty, among others.
Who directs the Institute, and who are the main researchers?
The Institute is headed by Prof. Jonathan Rynhold of the Department of Political Studies.
All current researchers and affiliates can be found here.
The Institute is headed by Prof. Jonathan Rynhold of the Department of Political Studies.
All current researchers and affiliates can be found here.
How can I contact the Institute?
Feel free to peruse our website to learn more, and/or contact us by email.
Feel free to peruse our website to learn more, and/or contact us by email.