From Optimism to Hope

Thoughts for the Day

By: Jonathan Sacks

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Paperback | 18 May 2004 | Edition Number 1

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Following the publication of his prize-winning and best selling book, The Dignity of Difference, Rabbi Sacks` standing as one of our foremost spiritual leaders is beyond dispute. He has brought hope and encouragement to people at a time when many feel threatened by the complexities and challenges of the turbulent modern world.

In recent years, Rabbi Sacks has been a star performer on the BBC Thought for the Day programme, on Radio 4. These short, perfectly crafted addresses show the Chief Rabbi at his most lucid and most intelligent. Confronting the issues of the day, he brings his listeners extraordinary insight and for this he has found the perfect medium.

Here, The Chief Rabbi has selected his favourite pieces for publication in book form and the result is a book which will appeal to a very wide audience- people with religious belief and those with little or none.

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"[T]he chief rabbi is at his most lucid in these broadcast addresses... These meditations have justifiably earned Sacks an important place in our national consciousness. Perhaps more importantly, they are themselves an invaluable help to becoming 'a world that honours life and treasures peace.'"
"The genius of this collection is to be found not least in the diversity of the subjects covered ... These meditations have justifiably earned Sacks an important place in our national consciousness." The Tablet

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The wisdom to decide : 31 January 2003	p. 11
Community : 6 March 2000	p. 13
Writing in the book of life : 13 September 1996	p. 15
A gateway of hope : 12 June 2000	p. 17
Indiscretions : 15 May 2000	p. 19
Society with a human face : 19 June 2000	p. 21
The journey to freedom : 21 April 1997	p. 23
The tale of our yesterdays : 3 April 1996	p. 25
A candle of hope : 10 December 2001	p. 27
Rembrandt and the turner prize : 10 December 2003	p. 29
Two books of life : 11 June 2001	p. 31
What we teach our children : 11 April 2003	p. 33
When words fail : 11 June 2003	p. 35
Where terror is defeated : 11 September 2003	p. 37
To choose to have a child : 12 April 1995	p. 39
The Warsaw Ghetto : 13 April 1995	p. 41
Parenthood as privilege : 13 December 2002	p. 43
Peace as a paradox : 13 September 2002	p. 45
Temporary residents : 15 February 2002	p. 47
The capture of Saddam Hussein : 17 December 2003	p. 49
Why terror always fails : 17 September 2001	p. 51
The blame game : 18 December 2000	p. 53
Thinking global : 18 June 2001	p. 55
Left alone or kept informed? : 18 June 2003	p. 57
Profits and prophets : 19 March 2001	p. 59
The world upside down : 1 January 2004	p. 61
Spike : 1 March 2002	p. 63
The courage to live with uncertainty : 1 October 2001	p. 65
Forgiveness : 1 October 2003	p. 67
Taking the leap : 28 February 2000	p. 69
The age of insecurity : 20 September 2002	p. 71
The world we build tomorrow : 21 March 2003	p. 73
Staying young : 22 February 2002	p. 75
Public or private? : 22 November 2002	p. 77
Making peace : 24 September 2001	p. 79
The view from space : 24 September 2003	p. 81
Between justice and revenge : 25 June 2001	p. 83
Running to stand still : 25 September 2000	p. 85
Dancing with the past : 26 June 2000	p. 87
Taking thought for the day : 26 March 2001	p. 89
The right to be different : 26 November 2001	p. 91
The victory that lasts : 29 November 2002 [not delivered]	p. 93
Terror in Mombassa : 29 November 2002	p. 95
Handing on our hopes : 2 April 2001	p. 97
The faith called marriage : 8 February 2002	p. 99
Repentance : 2 September 2002	p. 101
National forgiveness day : 30 September 2002	p. 103
George : 3 December 2001	p. 105
Plain speaking : 3 December 2003	p. 107
Abraham's children : 3 December 2001 [not delivered]	p. 109
Eating and meeting : 4 December 2000	p. 111
Doing our share : 4 June 2003	p. 113
Education and human dignity : 6 December 2002	p. 115
Between two evils : 5 March 2003	p. 117
The cry of a child : 6 September 2002	p. 119
Science as a blessing : 8 October 2003	p. 121
It takes more than war to make peace : 29 March 1999	p. 123
Tell your children : 31 May 1999	p. 125
Of armies and schools : 7 June 1999	p. 127
Kindertransport : 14 June 1999	p. 129
In praise of teachers : 21 June 1999	p. 131
The courage to forgive : 10 September 1999	p. 133
The light of home : 6 December 1999	p. 135
Reverence, responsibility, restraint : 20 December 1999	p. 137
Letting go of the past : 6 October 2000	p. 139
Letting go of hate : 23 January 2004	p. 141
The hero without a grave : 4 March 2004	p. 143
Fathers : 19 March 2004	p. 145
Terror in Madrid : 12 March 2004	p. 147
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