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Northwood: Melava Malka with Sir Eric Pickles
Event Looking to build on previous social and religious activities, Northwood Shul staged a multifaceted evening that revolved around a keynote speech delivered by Sir Eric Pickles, a vocal supporter of the Jewish community and Israel, and also included musical Read more... -
Chief Rabbi addresses need for ‘proactive’ commemoration on Holocaust Memorial Day
The Chief Rabbi spoke fervently about the need to “proactively remember” the Holocaust and subsequent genocides throughout a day of engagements held to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which this year coincided with the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Read more... -
President Rivlin and Chief Rabbi Mirvis meet in Jerusalem
As part of a United Synagogue Mission to Israel, the Chief Rabbi had a constructive tête à tête with President Reuven Rivlin at the Presidential residence in Jerusalem. They had a comprehensive discussion about the main issues facing Israel Read more... -
Paris Attacks: Chief Rabbi marches in solidarity
The Chief Rabbi joined world leaders for a huge rally held in defiance of terrorism and in support of freedom as people around the world mourned the victims of devastating terrorist attacks in Paris. In the aftermath of the coordinated Read more... -
Chief Rabbi propounds Torah as ‘handbook for life’ at Limmud
The Chief Rabbi has championed the historical Jewish tradition of privileging education, citing this unchanging priority as a key driving force in the community’s survival. His comments, which also delved into the self-improving merits of studying Torah, came in the Read more... -
Leading Rabbis discuss global Jewish unity at Orthodox Union conference
The Orthodox Union convention in New York drew a plenary of international Jewish leaders to discuss the common issues facing their communities and the need to establish global Jewish unity. The Chief Rabbi was one of a series of Shabbat Read more... -
Chanukah: Chief Rabbi lights candles across the capital
A wealth of Chanukah engagements filled the Chief Rabbi’s diary this week, as he appeared at receptions and community events held to mark the festival across the capital. He addressed thousands of spectators, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who had amassed Read more... -
Statement: The Peshawar Massacre
Following a terrorist attack on a Pakistani military school that left 145 people dead, the Chief Rabbi laments the sadistic and senseless killing that has destroyed families and lives. He also decries the apologists who have tried to justify the Read more... -
Appointment of Get Case Worker for London Beth Din
The London Beth Din, the Court of the Chief Rabbi, has appointed Joanne Greenaway, an arbitration lawyer with a major City law firm, to the newly created position of Case Worker to assist the Beth Din with managing divorce cases. Read more... -
Chief Rabbi contributes to Commission on Religion
The Chief Rabbi, in his capacity as the principal representative of British Jewry, this week presented evidence to the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life. Chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss and convened by the Woolf Institute, the Commission Read more...
