Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on Fundamentalism

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, one of the world's greatest Jewish scholars and contemporary thinkers, offers insights on Fundamentalism. Watch the whole collection of these inspiring videos on www.jinsider.com.

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[JoeMahedy41]

These specific terms are argued over and over by religious people who want to disassociate themselves with other religious sects. It is sad to hear religion separate and divide people, why not just all accept each others belief and get along? There is no need to separate one religion from the other, they are all equal in the grand scheme of life, they have to be for humanity's sake and should be thought of as such. The rabbi is likely a good man, but the quote "the chosen ones" is divisive.

[Detectivefiction]

@candiceevans1 I agree with you, and I too am a (liberal) Christian. I have always believed that Judaism understands many very basic things about God that traditional Christianisty has failed to grasp or has forgotten. This is one reason why I've always respected and even been in awe of Jews and Judaism.

[basselyrique]

K'vod ha'rav, what does the London Beth Din think about pluralism, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist Judaism?

[baroqueboy]

Well, these are lovely thoughts, and I agree with them, but I'm afraid poor Rabbi Sacks, being an Orthodox Rabbi, will take some heat from his colleagues for saying this. Orthodoxy does not embrace pluralism, and, for the most part, it does indeed claim to possess the one and only truth. Since Rabbi Sacks has Orthodox ordination, he could get in trouble for NOT being a fundamentalist.