I'm Becoming a Rabbi Sacks Groupie

When the crazy toxic culture we are living in gets me down, I do two things.  1)  Try to find something that gives me comfort and distraction.  Lately it has been watching homesteading youtube channels.  Fouch Family Off Grid, Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, Out of Goshen, Swedish Homestead and Darci Isabella are my current favorites with Justin Rhodes (he's taking a break right now) and Big Family Homestead as close runner ups.  

But 2) I also look for wise leaders who can rise above the noise and give a hopeful perspective while cutting through the chaos and pinpointing just what's wrong.  I like Pope Francis and Bishop Barron for this.  But in the last week or so I've become a groupie of Rabbi Sacks.  I had seen or read things by him occasionally, but during Chanukah I started to really focus on him.  He's wonderful.  

Here he is on how the breakdown of marriage puts children at risk.

Here's his TEDx talk on How We Can Face the Future.

Here's a wonderful series he did on prayer.