Articles archive
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The Boundaries of Responsible Discourse
In an article he wrote for the Holocaust Educational Trust, in reflecting on Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the Chief Rabbi highlights the boundaries of responsible discourse. No-one enjoys being on Read more... -
Op-Ed: ‘Israel Apartheid Week is a tragic obstacle to peace’
Writing in The New Statesman today, the Chief Rabbi decries the staging of ‘Israel Apartheid Week’, a period dedicated not to ‘nationalism’ or ‘awareness’, but to unbridled hatred of Israel. Read more... -
Op-Ed: Sexual violence and abuse are among the most insidious of evils
Writing in the Jewish News for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, the Chief Rabbi condemns a blight on our society, drawing on the Torah’s teachings to stress that Read more... -
Blog: Survivors are performing a miraculous duty
In raising awareness of the horrors that befell them in order to make a positive impact on the world, Holocaust survivors are performing a miraculous duty, says the Chief Rabbi Read more... -
Op-Ed: Free speech should be cherished, not abused
The Chief Rabbi invokes the philosophies of Voltaire in an Op-Ed for The Telegraph, unequivocally defending our right to free speech, while lamenting its abuse by those with little Read more... -
Speech: Downing Street Chanukah lighting
Last night the Chief Rabbi attended a communal Chanukah lighting at the invitation of the Prime Minister. Prior to lighting the candles and leading brachot, Chief Rabbi Mirvis reminded those Read more... -
Op-Ed: Approaching the refugee crisis after Paris
In an exclusive opinion piece for the Jewish News, Chief Rabbi Mirvis cautions against resorting to prejudice and reflects on the ongoing plight of refugees in the wake of the Read more... -
Credo: ‘Switch off your smartphone and soak up the Sabbath’
Considering a world in which technology has both vastly improved and diminished human interaction, the Chief Rabbi outlines in The Times‘ ‘Credo’ column how Shabbat provides a day of Read more... -
Op-Ed: ‘Defeating the terrorism within us’
It is our response to evil that is the measure of our collective character, says the Chief Rabbi in his Op-Ed today in The Telegraph. Deploring the violent attacks Read more... -
Op-Ed: The Queen visits Bergen Belsen
In the Jewish Chronicle this week, the Chief Rabbi acknowledges the momentous nature of The Queen’s first visit to a concentration camp, but concedes that the event was overshadowed by Read more...
