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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Ephraim Mirvis has been Chief Rabbi since 2013. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992.

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‘No storm has ever had the power to sweep us away’

The Chief Rabbi’s message for Rosh Hashanah

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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis takes part in a 'National march for the Hostages' organised by Stop the Hate UK, in central London on August 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis takes part in a 'National march for the Hostages' organised by Stop the Hate UK, in central London on August 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

If a terror group is welcoming government policy, something is seriously wrong

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Demonstrators raise placards and national flags during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of the remaining Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Disagreement does not divide us – but misjudgment might

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Imam Sayed Abbas Razawi, the Chief Imam of Scotland (left), with the Chief Rabbi in Buckingham Palace

We have an obligation to disagree better with Muslims

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Charles's embrace of faith shows how just how much times have changed

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May 2, 2023 09:08
Charles's embrace of faith shows how just how much times have changed

Jewish unity is a sacred responsibility

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March 23, 2023 09:33
Jewish unity is a sacred responsibility

Chief Rabbi: Our community will adapt and thrive despite the challenges we all face

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September 22, 2022 18:11
Chief Rabbi: Our community will adapt and thrive despite the challenges we all face

We give thanks for Her Majesty’s exemplary life

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September 16, 2022 13:49
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Queen Elizabeth II attends the Elizabeth line's official opening at Paddington Station on May 17, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Queen was a rock of stability and a champion of timeless values

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September 9, 2022 09:33
KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Queen Elizabeth celebrates the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House on February 5, 2022 in King's Lynn, England. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI , who had lung cancer, died at Sandringham in the early hours. (Photo Joe Giddens - by WPA Pool/Getty Images)

I have seen first-hand the Queen’s empathy for our past, and genuine friendship towards Jews

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June 1, 2022 12:53
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 25: Queen Elizabeth II talks with MI5 officers during a visit to the headquarters of MI5 at Thames House on February 25, 2020 in London, England. MI5 is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency. (Photo by Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The ideology that gave rise to the Holocaust reared its ugly head once again in Texas

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January 27, 2022 16:59
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: The new Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is announced at St John's Synagogue on December 19, 2012 in London, England. Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who was former chief Rabbi of Ireland, will succeed Lord Jonathan Sacks when he steps down from the post next year. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

We must take climate action now for the sake of future generations

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January 13, 2022 11:03
We must take climate action now for the sake of future generations

Simchat Torah: flying the flag for continuity

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September 26, 2021 09:36
An Israeli orthodox child waves the flag of Simchat Torah a few days before the Jewish holiday of Rejoicing of the Torah in the Jewish settlement of Neve Daniel, October 12, 2008. Simchat Torah which means "rejoicing with/of the Torah" is one of the happiest days in the Jewish calendar and is marked with festivities in synagogue that include singing and dancing. Photo by Nati Shohat / Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ùîçú úåøä éäãåú éäåãé ãâì

There are lessons to be learned from this year of devastation

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March 25, 2021 11:15
Religious Jewish men wearing the talit, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl, and on their foreheads the tefillin (or phylacteries), a small black leather box containing scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah, pray keeping distance from each other outside their closed synagogue in Netanya on April 23, 2020 as Israel imposed measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)