Jonathan Sacks is Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. A frequent contributor to The Times (London) and the BBC, Rabbi Sacks was knighted in 2005 and granted life peerage in the House of Lords in 2009. He has authored more than 15 books, including The Dignity of Difference, which was awarded the 2004 Grawemeyer Prize for religion, and A Letter in the Scroll, winner of the 2000 National Jewish Book Award. Rabbi Sacks is an expert on Jewish tradition and a strong advocate for the peaceful coexistence of all religions. His most recent work argues that Jews should transform themselves from "the people that dwells alone," into a community willing to work with others in order to achieve freedom and social justice.