Good talk by Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth 1991-2013. Quote on Jeremiah and creative minorities: What if they were convinced that the God who created biodiversity cares for human diversity? What if they had seen the great empires conquer smaller nations, and impose their culture on them, and had been profoundly disturbed by this, as we today are disturbed when an animal species is driven to extinction by human exploitation and carelessness? What if these insights led a figure like Jeremiah to reconceptualize the entire phenomenon of defeat and exile? . . . . Let us stand together in defence of the ecology of human freedom: the loving, stable family uniting parents and children in a bond of loyalty and care and supportive communities built on the principle of chesed, or caritas. . . .
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:02:35 +0000