Rabbi Lord Sacks digital archive launched

A new digital archive containing thousands of articles, videos and audio recordings of former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks will officially go live this month.

Aimed at keeping alive the legacy of one of British Jewry’s most significant figures, the archive was launched on Tuesday to coincide with what would have been Rabbi Sacks’ 74th birthday

Sacks died aged 72 in November 2020.  After his his passing the Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust was established “to perpetuate and promote Rabbi Sacks’ teachings and ideas so they can inspire and illuminate the world for generations to come.”

Over 3,000 pages of content have been added to the archive since its soft launch in January and the Legacy Trust said there have already been more than 60,000 searches.

Sections on the website allow visitors to explore Rabbi Sacks’ life and impact, books and audio, Torah teachings, and thoughts on morality and ethics.

An extensive series of educational resources will help bring Rabbi Sacks’ teachings into the informal and formal education arenas.

To mark the launch of the website, a newly animated video on Being Jewish, accompanying a recording of Rabbi Sacks from 2010, has been released, and is available to view at RabbiSacks.org.

Jonny Lipczer, Director of Communications at the Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust, said: “This new digital archive will further the Trust’s mission of perpetuating the timeless and universal wisdom of Rabbi Sacks as a teacher of Torah, a moral voice and a leader of leaders.

“Using cutting-edge technology, the website allows users to search through thousands of essays, recordings and resources, helping them to connect to Rabbi Sacks’ teachings.

“We’ve already received encouraging feedback, with educators describing the platform as ‘game-changing’. Our hope is that, as the site continues to expand, it will become an enduring source of inspiration and meaning.”

To search the archive head to https://www.rabbisacks.org/archive/