Around the Shabbat Table

Covenant & Conversation | December 10, 2025

1. Which aspects of you were pre-determined? Which aspects did you choose?

2. How do you see your role in the eternal Jewish story that began thousands of years ago?

3. Why do you think the temptation to “be like the nations” was so strong in the days of Babylon, and is it still strong today?

These questions come from this week’s Family Edition to Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/nitzavim/why-be-jewish/

1. Which aspects of you were pre-determined? Which aspects did you choose?

2. How do you see your role in the eternal Jewish story that began thousands of years ago?

3. Why do you think the temptation to “be like the nations” was so strong in the days of Babylon, and is it still strong today?

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