Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Holocaust Memorial Day

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to 'beacon of light' Zigi Shipper in HMD message

The Holocaust survivor was 'determined to be positive'

By Felix Pope

1 min read

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to 'beacon of light' Zigi Shipper in HMD message

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Arise, Sir Ephraim: Meet the man behind the New Year's Knighthood

By Jenni Frazer

6 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis speaks at a National Holocaust Memorial Day event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 26, 2017 in London, England. The commemorative event, attended by religious leaders, heard testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust, in which millions of predominantly Jewish people were killed. National Holocaust Day on February 27 marks the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by Soviet troops. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

LGBT+

‘Love every Jew’: Chief Rabbi defends gay Knesset speaker following far-right criticism

By Georgia L Gilholy

2 min read

King Charles

Historic moment for Anglo-Jewry as Chief Rabbi receives a knighthood

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read

Ukraine

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine thanks Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for UK support

By Felix Pope

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi pays tributes to interfaith harmony at Arab world's only Holocaust exhibit

By Josh Kaplan

1 min read

UAE

Let’s achieve the unachievable, says Chief Rabbi in historic trip to UAE

By Josh Kaplan

3 min read

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Chief Rabbi plans sleepover with King Charles before Shabbat coronation

Invitation to stay at the royal residence at Clarence House on Friday night will make it easier to walk to the event the following day

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

October 25, 2022 16:55

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: External view of the royal residence, Clarence House on February 10, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

Acclaimed historian Deborah Lipstadt meets the Chief Rabbi on a London tour

Lipstadt, known for her defeat of Holocaust denier David Irving, is visiting as the United States’s special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism

By Karen Glaser

1 min read

October 20, 2022 11:52

Acclaimed historian Deborah Lipstadt meets the Chief Rabbi on a London tour

US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt meets Chief Rabbi on UK visit

She also has talks with Labour Party and members of the House of Lords

By JC Reporter

1 min read

October 16, 2022 12:00

US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt meets Chief Rabbi on UK visit

We were arguing in 1841 — and happily, the broiges is still going

But it is fair to say that overall Judaism in Britain today is more self-assured and vibrant than at any previous stage in our history

By Harry Freedman

4 min read

September 22, 2022 14:17

We were arguing in 1841 — and happily, the broiges is still going

‘Be like the jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’ Chief Rabbi tells Anglo-Jewry

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis invokes tale of legendary keyboards player's famous 1975 concert in inspirational speech about weathering the hardships of cost-of-living crisis

By Nic North

2 min read

September 22, 2022 11:11

‘Be like the jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’ Chief Rabbi tells Anglo-Jewry

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

We give thanks for Her Majesty’s exemplary life

The Chief Rabbi pays tribute to Her Majesty, who, for 70 remarkable years, was an exemplary figurehead for our country and champion of the finest values of our society

1 min read

September 16, 2022 14:49

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)

Palace moves event to accommodate Shabbat

Faith group meeting with King Charles rearranged to give Chief Rabbi time to get to shul

By Nic North

1 min read

September 16, 2022 09:36

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 22: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during a visit to Belfast Synagogue on the second day of the Royal couple's visit to Northern Ireland on May 22, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Joe Giddens - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Theresa May joins Chief Rabbi at St. John's Wood synagogue memorial service for the Queen

The former PM shared anecdotes from trips to Balmoral, meetings with foreign leaders, and spoke poignantly about the importance of faith to Her late Majesty

By Ben Bloch

4 min read

September 15, 2022 16:50