As
the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the feast of Rosh Hashanah which
heralds the Jewish New Year, Chief Rabbi
Dr Jonathan Sacks
addresses the issue
of just what it is to be a Jew today and investigates how faith gives shape and
direction to a life.
"On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish High Holy Days, we do more than
pray," says Dr Jonathan Sacks at the beginning of his broadcast. "Speaking to
God, we reflect on how we live and what are our ultimate values. For many of us
- Jews and non-Jews alike - faith is more than time out from our daily schedule.
Faith is our lexicon of ideals, the horizon of our journey, the landscape in
which we choose a path. It shapes what we do and who we aspire to be."
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