"The Jewish Algorithm" | A Commencement Speech | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 

I'm 95 years old and listened to this commencement speech. It made me remember how, when I was a teen-ager, I wished I was not Jewish and wanted to be like everyone else. It also reminded me of the thought processes through which I came to understood the value of being a Jew and how it changed my life.

I am "three score years & twelve" Israeli, Jewish, and only now I am discovering the depth of my true identity! May Rabbi Sacks's Memory be blessed, forever!

What an incredible teacher, leader, Rabbi we have lost. We were so fortunate to have him in our time. I feel his loss keenly. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet

My Jewish friends. You are so blessed to have a man like Rabbi Sacks.

This man is so divinely inspired......how I wish I was Jewish. Everything he says I could say Amen to.

Thank you, rabbi. Your teachings are greatly cherised in my heart

3:00 am in the morning and I listen to this message, it’s a beautiful message in times like today with all this animosity going around the world. A very special message. Thank you Rabbi

Toda Rabbi Sacks - you are indeed an inspiration and most inspiring. Shalom.

You can tell how civilised a society is by the way it treats it Jewish community. As a Christian I have huge respect for the Jewish faith. Proud to be a Zionist.

"... not by the idea of power, but by the power of ideas." Thank G0d, thank our Rabbeinu, and especially our Rabbi Jonathan Sachs, for being of and with us, with The Algorithm, TORAH TORAH TORAH

Rabbi Sacks is a wise and inspirational man and he has the strength of his convictions.

That was beautiful had my hair standing thank you R’ Sacks

I could listen to this every day , Rabbi Sacks .. you are pure genius ..

The Pride and JOYS of Judaism= with greatest contributions to humanity - a preeminent one is Lord Rabbi Jonathan SACKS ! The worlds greatest spiritual Leader with prodigious knowledge and genial TALENTS ! GOD BLESS YOU & KEEP YOU !LUV!!!

Thank you Rabbi Sacks. I am a Ghanaian from West Africa but I am wlways inspired by his teachings🙏

A very powerful speaker. He pulls upon very archetypal strengths of voice.

I can’t think of anything to say that other people here have said better than I. God bless you Rabbi Sacks!

Perfect wisdom

Amen!.. Baruch Hashem

Todah Rabbah , Rabbi Sacks Wonderful!

Beautiful!! Thank you

Awesome ! We need to live more the Judaism based on Rabbi Sacks's teachings.

So Awesome!

I'm a Christian and all that matters to me is the faith, love and beauty in a human being'ngs heart and soul.

This is a speech that would be helpful for all children of the modern day, it just Jews. Everyone needs to hold onto their identity, know what their story is, and practice the self-discipline needed to live a great life.

Inspired and inspiring!

Algorithm: (al-Khwarazmi)From the name of a 9th Century mathematician, referring to his systematic way of calculating and solving problems, i.e.arithmetic. Many thanks and blessings to you, Sir Jonathon Sacks, for your fierce, honest genius in identifying causes, sources, and effects.

excellent I really admire you Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, from La Paz Bolivia

Amazing Speech....what a Mensch.

Looking forward to it

You are so wright,Rabby, it's very hard to be a rightous Jew,but is so soul lifting,and beautiful!!!May HaSHEM BLESS AND PROTECT YOU AND ALL YOUR LOVED ONES ALWAYS!!!AMEN VE AMEN!!!✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So smart teachings ( May his soul rest in peace May the great Sky's grant him Janna) South Africa's

Wonderful.

Such a great man.

rest in peace Dear Rabbi.

Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Yes. Definitely. It took me 28 years taking my husband to get back to Judaism after 50 years since his bar mitzvah but he made it and he kept his promise he made on that day of bar mitzvah. It’s better late than never 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Brilliant.

Isaiah 48:20 "Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, declare, proclaim this, utter it to the end of the earth; say, "The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!"

thank you for this...

What a complete legend. The algorithm of G-d. Amazing analogy for our time.

Thank you, Rabbi Sacks. I will try to replay your message and share it, often. We have so many HEROIC role models, and you are one of them, we can try to emulate. (I was just thinking of the parsha, SHELACH and CALEV (CAL LEV, all heart) BWELL H www.SavingSchools.org

Let's not forget that most of us do not only have Jewish ancestors, but as well that many of our Jewish ancestors were not as great as we shall be.... that as well is part of our truth. First because what ever we did or do wrong: our enemies always did so much more wrong !

This is W O W !!!!!! WOW !!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Say NO! The life long learning process, which is a Freedom from tyranny! Thank you very much indeed.

The loss of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks is a great loss to a peoples, he was a wonderful Rabbi . BDE

The transcript for this would be yet another blessing. Is it available?

ביצוע מרגש ביותר

This Rabbi keeps me proud to be Jewish and to love and cherish the land of ISRAEL. B"H

Great talk! Any plans to add Russian subtitles?

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלהֵנוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם דַיָּן הָאֱמֶת Barukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, dayan ha-emet. "Blessed art Thou, LORD our God, Master of the Universe, the Judge of the truth."

שלום עליכם יהודים יקרים!

Intimacy with G-d is also fundamental in deepening ones roots. Are we not in the period of Jeremiah ' s prophecy in 31 v 33 "I will put My law within them, and on their hearts will I write it" ? The law needs to be more than "head knowledge" or a sense of "belonging". It needs to be "heart communication" with our intimate G-d who loves us so limitlessly.

Pity the lost and not forgotten

“If you are a Jew you have greatness thrust upon you” need you say more? Not all Jews can be a Jew. I chose to be.

Wow!

Like always there's a negative comment from those who are so jelous of the Hebrews. This commentator is trying to show his holyness of the heart, but his spirit is without understanding. His idolatrous heart will never understand the works of the All Mighty God, Creator of the universe. His purpose for mankind, he insists on his own creation, rejecting the truth of life. The Creator of the universe. Blessed is He!

From the title, I thought that this was a Jewish sci-fi talk show

B''H, Amen

מגדולי היהודים של דורנו. ברוך דיין האמת.

You are a great lecturer for sure. Also assuredly, the Jewish people received greatness from God, in ancestry, in law, by the prophets, and so much more which remains unacknowledged. Please do not forget the substance of serving God. Why did God destroy the previous temples? Where is the priesthood, the sin offerings without which you cannot please God and stand before him daily! Tradition has its value, but even some mostly atheist nations celebrate Christmas without any faith whatsoever. In those places, you're the odd one out if you don't say "Merry Christmas." Ironic how tradition trumps faith in those places. As before, so now, serving God with humility, righteousness and >truth< is a must. The truth of Messiah, the Son of God, the Son of Man, the truth of redemption by this son of David who is our Lord and King. Not by Christian denominations, but by truth of the given word of the Bible, even the New Testament writers who were all Jews. Today, the apostle Paul tells us that the fleshly is less than the spiritual: Rom 2:28 Darby For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh; And: Rom 9:6-8 Darby 6 Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all are Israel which are of Israel; 7 nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee. 8 That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed. As Scripture states, it is spiritual Israel and Jew that now served God. Are you a spiritual Jew?! Thus, fleshly Jews must realize what serving their God today has to include. Do not forget that God took away your foundation on which the practice of Judaism stands and provided a way to himself beyond animal sacrifices--namely Jesus Christ, a Jew and the Son of God: Psa 2:11-12 Darby 11 Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.

B''H, in Yeshua Hamashiach, Name, Amen.

That i was loved from God 😭😭💋🔥💜🗡🕊🙋

Well, he never went into the details regarding the walk away Jews. Why and where did they go when they left.

Shakespeare was Catholic.

Avoid organized religion! Read Daniel then read Revelations, after you pick your jaw up off the floor...read the rest. Repent the Kingdom is at hand 💖🙏🙌Bless Israel and bless you all. Obey the 10 Commandments and believe on Yahshua, he loves you!

May I share an Old Testament Verse with you from Daniel 7:14 "And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should SERVE Him; his dominion is an Everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." God the Father loves you so much that He sent Holy Sinless Jesus (His Holy Son) to earth to be born of a virgin.Then, to grow up and die on a cross for our sins. He was in the tomb for 3 days, then Father God raised Holy and Sinless Jesus Christ (Y'shua) to Life! He appeared to people and went back to Heaven. We must receive Sinless Jesus sincerely to be God's child(John 1:12).After we get saved by grace through faith in Christ, if we truly love the Lord Jesus Christ, then we will obey Jesus(John 14:15). Mark 1:15 "And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: Repent ye, and believe the gospel." Jesus said in John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. "There's a real hell. It says in Revelation 21:8 "But for the cowardly, & unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, & immoral persons sorcerers & idolaters & all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire & brimstone..." Please sincerely receive Holy Jesus and put your true faith and trust in Him today and please repent. Will you have a Real encounter with Holy Lord Jesus (Y'shua is His Hebrew Name) and stay in a Genuine relationship with Him daily please?

Jesus Christ has to be a major influence in this analysis of our life course, you are Christ’s heirs too..

haha, the prophet moses had same issue with this particular nation, even God was disappointed and cursed them for their stubbornness! I'm sure it won't change now. It's going worse.

I'm jewish and i disagree with him,it's not because you're jewish that you have greatness thrust upon you,this is the basis of all antisemtism,we are the chosen,we have the best algorithm and so forth.. This is bs ,we 're all human beings and nor jews nor any other beings are different,at the end of the day,it's all about education.

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With all due respect, it his high time to get off this self admiration horse. Jews have always left Judaism. Since Flavius, there should be more Jews than Indians in India. Most of them did not fall to the sword. Today, we have a leadership problem. Jews have equality in Europe - but not in Israel. The most glaring example is the attitude of present day leadership to women. How many orthodox female rabbis do you know? Fortunately, Conservative and Reform Judaism, which are discriminated against in Israel because of the Orthodox stranglehold, correct this situation. There is no meaningful dialogue. The Torah she ba’al pen is an amazing document. Unfortunately, the moment it was written, it’s primary characteristic is reactionary stagnation. Unfortunately, Ben Gurion had no choice but to give the religious the monopoly over essential aspects of our statehood. The result is no dialogue but good old fashioned coercion. These are issues that a leader with your knowledge and stature should be bravely concerned with.

I want to testify and witness to Jesus Christ. All of the miracles He and His disciples did were from above (HaShem in Heaven). Many people witnessed Jesus Christ rising on the 3rd day. All of The Gospels were about Jews and Jesus Himself was a Jew. He was non-violent, but was killed by His own (The Jews) and also The Romans. He was pure and holy as He followed HaShem over religious traditions, caring for and liberating the oppressed in this world. He did not hate, but was hated. May HaShem bless everybody here and peace to all.

You're so right...you didn't achieve greatness if you have to quote Shakespeare because you can't find an appropriate quote in all of the Rabbinic literature.

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