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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks died 5 years ago. His new Torah commentary is making waves in Israel.

JL;DR SUMMARY Five years after Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' passing, his impact continues to grow, particularly in Israel, with the recent release of the Koren Sacks Humash. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationJewish IdentityPhilosophyArtscrollJonathan SacksTorah CommentaryContemporary JudaismTranslationsKoren Sacks Chumash

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"TEL AVIV Three years ago, Jerusalem-based publisher Matthew Miller got a call from the head of Israels largest bookstore chain."
Jerusalem, Israel
"TEL AVIV Three years ago, Jerusalem-based publisher Matthew Miller got a call from the head of Israels largest bookstore chain."
United Kingdom
"Miller, a Brooklyn native who had lived in England before settling in Israel, took Grinburg to lunch to explain the phenomenon of Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom."
Israel
"In late 2023, IDF soldiers encountered Sackss words in a different format."

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