About Jonathan Sacks
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the spiritual head of the United Synagogue, the largest synagogue body in the United Kingdom, he was the Chief Rabbi of those Orthodox synagogues but was not recognized as the religious authority for the Haredi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations or for the progressive movements such as Conservative, Reform, and Liberal Judaism. As Chief Rabbi, he formally carried the title of Av Beit Din (head) of the London Beth Din. At the time of his death, he was the Chief Rabbi Emeritus.
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Awards & Honors
honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool Hope University
honorary doctor of the University of Salford
Jerusalem Prize
Templeton Prize
Knight Bachelor
Grawemeyer Awards
Irving Kristol Award
Katz Award
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Genesis Prize
honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University
honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
honorary doctorate of Haifa University
honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen
honorary doctorate of Technion
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
honorary doctorate of the University of Basel
Guardian of Zion Award
honorary doctor of Yale University
honorary doctor of Yeshiva University
Honorary doctors of Middlesex University
honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool
honorary doctor of the University of Roehampton
