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 jonathan henry sacks -lrb- yaakov zvi -rrb- 1st september 1991
jonathan sacks

jonathan henry sacks , baron sacks , kt -lrb- hebrew : yaakov zvi , יעקב צבי -rrb- -lrb- born 8 march 1948 -rrb- is a british rabbi , philosopher and scholar of judaism .
he 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 uk , 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 masorti , reform and liberal judaism .
as chief rabbi , sacks formally carried the title of av beit din -lrb- head -rrb- of the london beth din .
since stepping down as chief rabbi , in addition to his international travelling and speaking engagements and prolific writing , sacks has served as the ingeborg and ira rennert global distinguished professor of judaic thought at new york university and the kressel and ephrat family university professor of jewish thought at yeshiva university .
he has also been appointed as professor of law , ethics and the bible at king 's college london .
