Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Expel Iranian ambassador over ‘martyrdom’ message, says Chief Rabbi

Sir Ephraim Mirvis called on ministers to follow Australia and Lebanon in removing the Islamic Republic’s representative as police investigate Telegram messages

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks to the media at the scene where two people were stabbed in Golders Green, April 29, 2026 (Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Golders Green stabbing

Two people were attacked because they were visibly Jewish, says Chief Rabbi

By Daniel Ben- David & Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks alongside Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis during a visit Kenton United Synagogue (Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Sir Keir Starmer

EXCLUSIVE: We will move to ban IRGC next session of parliament, says Starmer

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

United Synagogue

Chief Rabbi: We hope for new miracle of Purim in war with Iran and pray for those who seek a safer, peaceful world

By Ben Conway

3 min read

NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede takes part in a pro-Palestine protest (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

The radical lesson plans of NEU teachers that should worry the country

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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis pictured in 2025 (Photo: Getty)

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Chief Rabbi: Politicising Holocaust Memorial Day fails Shoah victims and the children of today

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

By Alma Green

1 min read

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‘Our hearts are broken into pieces, but we’re standing tall’, Chief Rabbi tells Sydney community

In an address to the city’s Central Synagogue, Mirvis also urged Australia’s Jews not to let ‘our enemies define us’

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

December 21, 2025 12:29

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a reception to celebrate Hanukkah at 10 Downing Street in London on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer confirms public order law review will examine ‘globalise the intifada chant’

The prime minister and chief rabbi lit Chanukah candles in Downing Street with Jewish communal figures before heading to Australia

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

December 17, 2025 11:23

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis light a candle as they host a reception to celebrate Hanukkah at Downing Street in London on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

‘Jewish people are here, we belong, and we will not hide who we are’: Chief Rabbi’s defiant message in wake of Bondi terror

‘On Chanukah, we publicise not only the Jews’ survival, but also their refusal to be intimidated or erased’, Sir Ephraim Mirvis said

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

December 15, 2025 12:36

Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, delivered a powerful Chanukah message on Radio 4's Thought for the Day (Photo: Getty)

Green Party leader rebuked for claiming Chief Rabbi doesn’t represent UK Jews on Israel

Zack Polanski says left-wing group Breaking the Silence shifted his views on the Jewish state

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

December 5, 2025 15:58

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (Image: YouTube/The Rest is Politics).

By Nick Cohen

The Israeli right’s immoral bargain with Western bigots

As far as the current Israeli government is concerned, the old anti-fascist arguments against Jews allying with insinuating demagogues are dead now

3 min read

October 23, 2025 13:57

Tommy Robinson (l) and Amichai Chikli (r) in Israel. (Image: X screenshot)

King lauds ‘wonderful’ CST during visit to site of Manchester synagogue attack

The King and Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis visited Heaton Park synagogue, where two people lost their lives on Yom Kippur

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

October 20, 2025 13:12

King Charles meets members of Manchester's Jewish community at Heaton Park Synagogue on October 20, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

Can the Chief Rabbi and a Netflix shadchan find you a match?

Jewish Matchmaking star Aleeza Ben Shalom and World Mizrachi are partnering with the Chief Rabbi to bring global community-based Jewish Matchmaking Movement to the UK

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

September 18, 2025 14:22

Aleeza Ben Shalom and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, pictured meeting in Israel, are partnering to bring the Jewish Matchmaking Movement to the UK. (Office of The Chief Rabbi)

Chief Rabbi condemns Starmer at hostage rally where Progressive rabbis were booed off stage

Relatives of victims of October 7 spoke at the march to Downing Street

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

August 10, 2025 21:30

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Rev Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth is seen with hostage families and supporters during a march to Downing Street on August 10, 2025 in London, England. Family members of hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are marching alongside Jewish organizations and supporters to call on the UK government to defer plans to recognize a Palestinian state until all hostages have been released. Around 50 hostages remain in Gaza, of whom, fewer than half are believed to be alive. Last month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged that Britain would recognize a Palestinian state by September, unless Israel agrees to several conditions, including steps taken towards a ceasefire and ending suffering in Gaza. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi encourages donations to Gaza amid images of ‘terrible suffering’

Statement from religious leader comes after two Israeli human rights groups have accused the Jewish State of genocide in Gaza

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

July 28, 2025 16:16

Palestinian walk carrying sacks of flour near Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Expel Iranian ambassador over ‘martyrdom’ message, says Chief Rabbi

Two people were attacked because they were visibly Jewish, says Chief Rabbi

EXCLUSIVE: We will move to ban IRGC next session of parliament, says Starmer

Chief Rabbi: We hope for new miracle of Purim in war with Iran and pray for those who seek a safer, peaceful world

The radical lesson plans of NEU teachers that should worry the country

Chief Rabbi: Politicising Holocaust Memorial Day fails Shoah victims and the children of today

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

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