Essays on Ethics: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible

Why was Abraham ordered to sacrifice his son? Was Jacob right in stealing the blessings? Why were we commanded to destroy Amalek? What was Moses' sin in hitting the rock? And how did the Ten Commandments change the Jewish people, and humankind, for good?
Essays on Ethics is the second companion volume to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's celebrated series Covenant & Conversation. Believing the Hebrew Bible to be the ultimate blueprint for Western morality, Rabbi Sacks embarks upon an ethical exploration of the weekly Torah portion, uncovering its message of truth and justice, dignity and compassion, forgiveness and love.

• Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
• Covenant & Conversation Genesis: The Book of Beginnings
• Ceremony & Celebration: Introduction to the Holidays
• Covenant & Conversation Numbers: The Wilderness Years (Covenant & Conversation: a Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible)
• Covenant & Conversation Leviticus: The Book of Holiness
• Covenant & Conversation Exodus: The Book of Redemption
• The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning
• To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
• Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence
• The Jonathan Sacks Haggada