07/11/2020
A statement from our President, Michael Goldstein, on the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks:
"There are no words. How can I adequately express what Rabbi Sacks means to me, my family, my community, my organisation and the Jewish people?
A man who was the living embodiment of the carefully chosen word, the perfect turn of phrase. I am hurting. He was a rabbi and a leader, a father and a grandfather. He was a teacher of us all.
The world is a darker place right now. A flame of Torah has gone out. But the Torah Rabbi Sacks taught us will continue to be taught across the world for generations to come and will endure forever.
To Lady Elaine, to their three children, to Rabbi Sacks’ three brothers and the entire family, on behalf of everyone connected with the United Synagogue, I wish you all Chayim aruchim, long life."